Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Property	Value
Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
OWASP	A01:2017 - Injection
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

Building SQL queries by directly concatenating or formatting untrusted input into SQL strings can allow attackers to inject malicious SQL code. This insecure practice makes your code vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could manipulate database queries to access, modify, or delete data, bypass authentication, or execute administrative operations. This can lead to data breaches, data loss, or full compromise of the application's database.