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312-50V11 · Question #315

Which tool is used to automate SQL injections and exploit a database by forcing a given web application to connect to another database controlled by a hacker?

The correct answer is A. DataThief. DataThief is a tool designed to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities and exfiltrate data by forcing a target application to connect to an attacker-controlled database.

SQL Injection

Question

Which tool is used to automate SQL injections and exploit a database by forcing a given web application to connect to another database controlled by a hacker?

Options

  • ADataThief
  • BNetCat
  • CCain and Abel
  • DSQLInjector

How the community answered

(65 responses)
  • A
    89% (58)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    5% (3)

Why each option

DataThief is a tool designed to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities and exfiltrate data by forcing a target application to connect to an attacker-controlled database.

ADataThiefCorrect

DataThief automates the process of exploiting SQL injection flaws by leveraging out-of-band techniques that coerce a vulnerable web application's database server to initiate a connection back to a database under the attacker's control, enabling data extraction. This out-of-band approach is particularly useful when in-band SQL injection responses are blind or suppressed, making DataThief suited for the described scenario.

BNetCat

NetCat is a general-purpose networking utility for reading and writing raw TCP/UDP data; it does not automate SQL injection or database exploitation.

CCain and Abel

Cain and Abel is a password recovery and sniffing tool for Windows; it does not perform SQL injection attacks.

DSQLInjector

SQLInjector is not a widely recognized or standard tool associated with forcing a target application to connect to an attacker-controlled database in the way described.

Concept tested: SQL injection automation and out-of-band data exfiltration

Source: https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/SQL_Injection

Topics

#SQL injection#DataThief#database exploitation#automated injection

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