sqlninja is a little toy that has been coded during a couple of pen-tests done lately and it is aimed to exploit SQL Injection vulnerabilities on web applications that use Microsoft SQL Server as their back-end. It borrows some ideas from similar tools like bobcat, but it is more targeted in providing a remote shell […]
Database Hacking
CLR and SQL Server 2005
[ad] Microsoft has taken a bit of a leap with the integration of .net into SQL Server, and a lot of developers(Myself included) are worrying about what security implications this could have. DevX.com have taken an in-depth look into the guts of it, and spilled them onto a page for us all to look at. […]
SQL Power Injector v1.1 Released
SQL Power Injector is a graphical application created in .Net 1.1 that helps the penetrating tester to inject SQL commands on a web page. For now it is SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL compliant, but it is possible to use it with any existing DBMS when using the inline injection (Normal Mode). Moreover this application […]
My SQL2005 Diary – Part 2
[ad] So over a month down the line, our SQL2005 upgrade project should now be in the workable prototype stage. But as with all things that “should” be(More security in IE, Great Britain ruling the world and my kitchen being fitted), it’s not, it’s not even close. On top of this our company is currently […]
Oracle Releases a Default Password Scanner
Oracle is getting serious with security? Again..? Oracle Corp. has published a collection of software patches that address security vulnerabilities in a range of the company’s products, including its database and application server software. As part of this update, it also released a tool designed to ferret out commonly used default passwords that theoretically could […]