# sqli-sql-injection

A playbook for SQL injection work: which payloads to try first, how to fingerprint the DBMS, and how to pull data blind.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4000 installs · ★ 2547
- Author: yaklang
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/sqli-sql-injection/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sqli-sql-injection

## What it does

The skill kicks in when user input reaches a SQL query — login logic, sorting, filters, reports. It skips the basics of UNION and boolean-blind injection and goes straight to per-database exploitation, out-of-band exfiltration, second-order injection, filter evasion, and escalation to the OS.

Inside there is a table of first-pass payloads by situation: for a login or boolean branch it suggests starting with `' or 1=1--`, for a numeric parameter with `1 or 1=1`, for sorting with `1,2,3` then `1 desc--`. DBMS routing hints read the error text: `You have an error in your SQL syntax` points to MySQL, `Microsoft OLE DB Provider` to MSSQL, `ORA-` to Oracle. Separate sections cover time-based blind injection and OOB exfiltration.

The skill assumes you have already found a SQL sink and just need to confirm it. If all you have is a suspicious sink, finish first-pass validation here instead of loading extra payload skills. For SMB exfiltration, INSERT/UPDATE injection patterns, and specific CVE cases, the companion `SCENARIOS.md` and `SQLMAP_ADVANCED.md` files are loaded separately.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill sqli-sql-injection -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill sqli-sql-injection -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill sqli-sql-injection -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install yaklang/hack-skills sqli-sql-injection
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill sqli-sql-injection -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills --path skills/sqli-sql-injection
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill sqli-sql-injection -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/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/sqli-sql-injection/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether input reaches a SQL query
- fingerprint the DBMS from an error message
- extract data blind using response delays
- exfiltrate data over an out-of-band channel
- evade a WAF that blocks SQL keywords

## Example prompts
- test the id parameter for SQL injection, start with the basic payloads
- fingerprint the DBMS from the error and pick payloads for it
- no data comes back in the response — try time-based blind injection

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: sqli-sql-injection
description: >-
  SQL injection playbook. Use when input reaches SQL queries, authentication logic, sorting, filtering, reporting, or DB-specific blind and out-of-band execution paths.
---

# SKILL: SQL Injection — Expert Attack Playbook

> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Advanced SQLi techniques. Assumes basic UNION/error/boolean-blind fundamentals known. Focuses on: per-database exploitation, out-of-band exfiltration, second-order injection, parameterized query bypass scenarios, filter evasion, and escalation to OS. For real-world CVE cases, SMB/DNS OOB exfiltration, INSERT/UPDATE injection patterns, and framework-specific exploitation (ThinkPHP, Django GIS), load the companion [SCENARIOS.md](./SCENARIOS.md).

## 0. RELATED ROUTING

- [ghost-bits-cast-attack](../ghost-bits-cast-attack/SKILL.md) when the backend is **Java with Jackson** and your SQL keywords are WAF-blocked — Jackson's `charToHex` table is indexed by `ch & 0xFF`, so a Unicode character like `丰` (U+4E30) resolves to hex digit `0` inside a `\uXXXX` escape sequence, letting you smuggle `UNION`, `SELECT`, `1`, etc. without the WAF ever seeing them

## 1. QUICK START

### Extended Scenarios

Also load [SCENARIOS.md](./SCENARIOS.md) when you need:
- SMB out-of-band exfiltration via `LOAD_FILE` + UNC paths (Windows MySQL)
- KEY injection / URI injection / non-parameter injection points
- INSERT/DELETE/UPDATE statement injection differences
- ThinkPHP5 array key injection (`updatexml` error-based)
- Django GIS Oracle `utl_inaddr.get_host_name` CVE
- ORDER BY / LIMIT injection techniques

### Advanced Reference

Also load [SQLMAP_ADVANCED.md](./SQLMAP_ADVANCED.md) when you need:
- SQLMap tamper scripts matrix and WAF bypass tamper chain recipes (space2comment, between, charencode, etc.)
- `--technique`, `--risk`/`--level` combinations and `--second-url` for second-order injection
- `--os-shell` / `--os-pwn` OS-level exploitation via SQLMap
- INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE injection patterns with data exfiltration examples
- GraphQL + SQL injection (batched queries, nested field injection, mutation injection)
- DB-specific advanced functions: PostgreSQL dollar-sign quoting, MSSQL linked servers, Oracle DBMS_PIPE/DBMS_SCHEDULER

If you have only confirmed a suspicious SQL sink, do not load extra payload skills first; complete first-pass validation here.

### First-pass payload families

| Situation | Start With | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Login or boolean branch | `' or 1=1--` | Fast signal on auth or conditional checks |
| Numeric parameter | `1 or 1=1` | Avoid quote dependency |
| ORDER BY / sorting | `1,2,3` then `1 desc--` | Good for structural probing |
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