atom feed14 messages in ru.sysoev.nginxRe: Block SQL Injection
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jacppeApr 20, 2011 10:04 am 
SplitIceApr 20, 2011 10:23 am 
Cliff WellsApr 20, 2011 1:22 pm 
Ryan MalayterApr 20, 2011 1:45 pm 
Payam ChychiApr 20, 2011 2:08 pm 
JoeApr 20, 2011 2:22 pm 
António P. P. AlmeidaApr 20, 2011 2:42 pm 
Cliff WellsApr 20, 2011 3:09 pm 
Payam ChychiApr 20, 2011 5:43 pm 
Cliff WellsApr 20, 2011 6:35 pm 
Payam ChychiApr 20, 2011 8:07 pm 
Cliff WellsApr 20, 2011 8:31 pm 
Edho P AriefApr 20, 2011 8:40 pm 
Cliff WellsApr 20, 2011 8:58 pm 
Subject:Re: Block SQL Injection
From:Payam Chychi (pchy@gmail.com)
Date:Apr 20, 2011 8:07:22 pm
List:ru.sysoev.nginx

I was easy... So you would use some admins stupidity to backup 23 years of experience? That makes no sense to me but hey its ok, its the internet after all

Hope you find an answer to your problem

On 4/20/11, Cliff Wells <cli@develix.com> wrote:

On Wed, 2011-04-20 at 17:43 -0700, Payam Chychi wrote:

Cliff Wells wrote:

On Thu, 2011-04-21 at 04:22 +0700, Joe wrote:

Put a daily backup on your databases. :)

That doesn't really solve the issue. Once someone has compromised the database, they can usually leverage that to gain wider system access.

how does exploiting your db = wider system breach? sorry but that makes no sense

Easy. What data does your database store? Quite probably usernames and passwords. A fundamental truth is that people often use the same passwords for multiple services. If you can obtain the password for a company's CMS or Webmail application, chances are you now have their password for multiple services.

For a recent and well-publicized example of this type of intrusion, Members of Anonymous hacked HBGary's database via a SQL-injection attack on their CMS, which eventually led to compromised email accounts. They then leveraged this to obtain more sensitive information via social engineering (using a stolen email address to get ssh passwords).

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/anonymous-speaks-the-inside-story-of-the-hbgary-hack.ars

and ive been doing system/network security & networking for over 10 years.

Well, I've been doing it for 23 years, so give yourself a little more time.

Payam Tarverdyan Chychi Network Security Specialist / Network Engineer