The Ultimate SQLmap Tutorial: Master SQL Injection and Vulnerability Assessment!

Imran Niaz
9 min readSep 22, 2023

SQL Injection is a type of cyber attack where malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities in web applications to inject malicious SQL code into backend databases. This can lead to the exposure of sensitive data, unauthorized access to systems, and even complete system compromise.

SQLmap is a powerful open-source tool used to automate the process of detecting and exploiting SQL Injection vulnerabilities in web applications. It is a command-line tool that can be used to enumerate databases, extract data, and even execute operating system commands on the underlying system.

Installing SQLmap

SQLmap is a cross-platform tool and can be installed on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Here are the steps to install SQLmap on each of these platforms:

On Windows:

  1. Download the latest version of SQLmap from the official website.
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a desired location.
  3. Open the command prompt and navigate to the extracted SQLmap directory.
  4. Run the “python sqlmap.py” command to start SQLmap.

On Linux:

  1. Open a terminal window and type “sudo apt-get update” to update the…

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Imran Niaz
Imran Niaz

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