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SQL injection

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Results from failure of the application to appropriately validate input. When specially crafted user-controlled input consisting of SQL syntax is used without proper validation as part of SQL queries, it is possible to glean information from the database in ways not envisaged during application design. (MITRE)

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat90%rule-basedr:entity.threat.attack.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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