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Micro-Learning Topic: SQL injection (Detected by phrase)

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What is this? (2min video)

This is probably one of the two most exploited vulnerabilities in web applications and has led to a number of high profile company breaches. It occurs when an application fails to sanitize or validate input before using it to dynamically construct a statement. An attacker that exploits this vulnerability will be able to gain access to the underlying database and view or modify data without permission.

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Helpful references

• PHP SQL Injection Page - A detailed page on SQL injection in the online PHP manual.
• OWASP SQL Injection Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article is focused on providing clear, simple, actionable guidance for preventing SQL Injection flaws in your applications.
• OWASP SQL Injection - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about SQL injection, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Query Parameterization Cheat Sheet - A derivative work of the OWASP SQL Injection Prevention Cheat Sheet focused on SQL query parameterization.
• Preventing SQL Injection Attacks With Python - A tutorial on crafting parameterized queries, SQL composition and safe query execution in Python.

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Micro-Learning Topic: Cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "xss"

What is this? (2min video)

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is rendered into a page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Helpful references

• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ASP.NET Core - A detailed Microsoft article on how to prevent cross-site scripting in ASP.NET Core.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Software Attack - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about cross site scripting, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article provides a simple positive model for preventing XSS using output encoding properly.