What is the best description of SQL Injection?

The correct answer is A. It is an attack used to gain unauthorized access to a database.. SQL injection is a code injection technique, used to attack data-driven applications, in which malicious SQL statements are inserted into an entry field for execution (e.g. to dump the database contents to the attacker). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection

SQL Injection

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AIt is an attack used to gain unauthorized access to a database.
BIt is an attack used to modify code in an application.
CIt is a Man-in-the-Middle attack between your SQL Server and Web App Server.
DIt is a Denial of Service Attack.

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A
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5% (1)
C
5% (1)

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SQL injection is a code injection technique, used to attack data-driven applications, in which malicious SQL statements are inserted into an entry field for execution (e.g. to dump the database contents to the attacker). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection

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