A Security Vulnerability Let Anyone “Rewrite the Laws” of Gibraltar

Written by ax | Published 2020/01/15
Tech Story Tags: security | sql-injection-hack | cybersecurity | hacking | password-security | security-vulnerability | sql | programming | web-monetization

TLDR Security Researcher, Engineer, Tech Columnist: “Rewriting the laws” of British Overseas territory Gibraltar with SQL Injection with a single quote: ‘Do UK residents need a visa to visit Gibraltar?” was what I needed an answer to, which is why I stumbled upon Gibraltar’s Borders and Coastguard Agency website. As of publishing this article, the vulnerable sections of the website have been shut down, effectively resolving the vulnerability. The website was vulnerable to the easiest kind of. the easiest. kind of SQL. Injection attacks deal with an attacker tricking the database engine into treating the input as a command to the database, as opposed to a mere data value.via the TL;DR App
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Written by ax | Security Researcher, Engineer, Tech Columnist | https://hey.ax/
Published by HackerNoon on 2020/01/15
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