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| Original author(s) | Daniele Bellucci [1] |
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| License | GNU General Public License, version 2 |
| Website | sqlmap |
sqlmap is a software utility for automated discovering of SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applicatons. [2] [3]
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| Original author(s) | Daniele Bellucci [1] |
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| License | GNU General Public License, version 2 |
| Website | sqlmap |
sqlmap is a software utility for automated discovering of SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applicatons. [2] [3]
The tool was used in the 2015 data breach of TalkTalk. [4] In 2016, the Illinois Board of Election was breached using the tool, combined with Acunetix and DirBuster. [5]
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