Everything TechWire Beat has reported about SQL Injection: 4 stories, newest first. Part of our Vulnerabilities coverage.
A critical security flaw in the Link Whisper Free plugin allows blind SQL injection attacks, affecting all versions released before the latest update.
A critical vulnerability in the TMS Amelia plugin allows attackers to manipulate databases, affecting versions up to 2.4.10.
Parameterized queries separate code from data, ensuring that user input is treated as literal values rather than executable commands within database operations.
SQL injection succeeds because application code treats user input as executable instructions rather than inert data, allowing attackers to bypass authentication or extract hidden database records.