# exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap

Walks the agent through a sqlmap run: locate an injectable parameter, confirm it, pull data during an authorized pentest.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 322 installs · ★ 35034
- Author: mahipal
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap

## What it does

The skill packages a seven-step routine around sqlmap. It starts with manual probing of parameters that reach the database, using a proxy and `curl` to spot SQL error strings, then drives sqlmap itself with `--batch` and `--random-agent` to name the backend, list databases, tables and columns, and dump selected rows.

Later steps push further: check the current user's privileges, read server files, try OS commands, and swap in tamper scripts when a WAF or input filter eats the payload. Two reference tables sit alongside the commands — one on injection flavours (union, blind boolean, time-based, error-based, out-of-band, second-order), one on tools such as Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.

Nothing runs without a signed Rules of Engagement for the target, sqlmap on the box (`pip install sqlmap` or `apt install sqlmap`) and Python 3.6+. Those three are the gate: the whole workflow is built on sqlmap hitting a live host.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --path skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- confirm a SQL injection spotted by hand in a URL parameter
- test a POST body captured in Burp Suite
- enumerate databases and tables on a vulnerable host
- dump a limited row set to prove impact
- pick tamper scripts that get past a WAF

## Example prompts
- Check the `id` parameter on `https://target.example.com/products?id=1` with sqlmap and tell me the DBMS
- List the tables in `target_db` using the saved request `request.txt`
- Dump `username,password,email` from `users`, capped at ten rows

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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name: exploiting-sql-injection-with-sqlmap
description: Detecting and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities using sqlmap to
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domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: web-application-security
tags:
- penetration-testing
- sql-injection
- sqlmap
- owasp
- database-security
- web-security
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
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# Exploiting SQL Injection with sqlmap

## When to Use

- During authorized web application penetration testing engagements
- When manual testing reveals potential SQL injection points in parameters, headers, or cookies
- For validating SQL injection findings from automated scanners like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP
- When you need to demonstrate the impact of SQL injection by extracting data from backend databases
- During CTF challenges involving SQL injection exploitation

## Prerequisites

- **Authorization**: Written penetration testing agreement (Rules of Engagement) for the target
- **sqlmap**: Install via `pip install sqlmap` or `apt install sqlmap` on Kali Linux
- **Python 3.6+**: Required runtime for sqlmap
- **Burp Suite** (optional): For capturing and replaying HTTP requests
- **Target access**: Network connectivity to the target web application
- **Browser with proxy**: Firefox with FoxyProxy for intercepting requests

## Workflow

### Step 1: Identify Potential Injection Points

Manually browse the application and identify parameters that interact with the database. Use Burp Suite to capture requests.

```bash
# Start Burp Suite proxy and capture requests
# Look for parameters in URLs, POST bodies, cookies, and headers
# Example target URL with a suspected injectable parameter:
# https://target.example.com/products?id=1

# Test manually for basic SQL injection indicators
curl -k "https://target.example.com/products?id=1'"
# Look for SQL error messages like:
# - "You have an error in your SQL syntax"
# - "ORA-01756: quoted string not properly terminated"
# - "Microsoft SQL Native Client error"
```

### Step 2: Run sqlmap Basic Detection Scan
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