SQL is the language used to query databases, making injection flaws, insecure permissions, and exposed data important security risks.
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SQL is the language commonly used to query and modify relational databases, which store structured application data such as accounts, transactions, and records. In information security, SQL matters both as a core data-access technology and through vulnerabilities in the applications, database engines, and administration interfaces that use it.
SQL injection occurs when an application combines untrusted input with SQL commands, allowing an attacker—depending on the flaw and database permissions—to read, alter, or delete data or bypass application controls. Developers should use parameterized queries or prepared statements, avoid building commands through string concatenation, and apply least-privilege database accounts. Security teams should also track database and driver vulnerabilities, restrict administrative access, protect credentials, and monitor query and authentication logs. Input validation can supplement these controls but is not a reliable substitute for separating data from executable SQL.
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three now-patched security flaws impacting LangGraph, including a critical vulnerability chain that could result in remote code execution
CISA has given U.S. government agencies until Wednesday evening to secure their servers against an SQL injection vulnerability in the Drupal content management system (CMS) that it flagged as actively exploited. [...]
Threat actors are exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code with an aim to fuel ClickFix attacks
A large-scale campaign is exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-26980) in Ghost CMS to inject malicious JavaScript code that triggers ClickFix attack flows. [...]
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Attackers began exploiting Drupal SQL injection flaw CVE-2026-9082 within 48 hours of patch release. Drupal issued a highly critical security patch on May 20 for CVE-2026-9082, a SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise sites running PostgreSQL databases. The project maintainers warned ahead of the release that exploits could surface within hours or […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched critical security flaw impacting Drupal Core to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation
Drupal is warning that hackers are attempting to exploit a "highly critical" SQL injection vulnerability announced earlier this week. [...]
Ivanti, Fortinet, n8n, SAP, and VMware have released security fixes for various vulnerabilities that could be exploited by bad actors to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code
Avada Builder flaws allowed file read and SQL injection on one million WordPress sites
In yet another instance of threat actors quickly jumping on the exploitation bandwagon, a newly disclosed critical security flaw in BerriAI's LiteLLM Python package has come under active exploitation in the wild within 36 hours of the bug becoming public knowledge
A number of critical vulnerabilities impacting products from Adobe, Fortinet, Microsoft, and SAP have taken center stage in April's Patch Tuesday releases
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added half a dozen security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
An SQL injection vulnerability in Ally, a WordPress plugin from Elementor for web accessibility and usability with more than 400,000 installations, could be exploited to steal sensitive data without authentication. [...]
LeakyLooker flaws in Google Looker Studio let attackers run cross-tenant SQL attacks on cloud data
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed nine cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio that could have permitted attackers to run arbitrary SQL queries on victims' databases and exfiltrate sensitive data within organizations' Google Cloud environments
March 2026 Patch Tuesday delivers 86 CVEs including 10 Critical and 2 publicly disclosed zero-days. A SQL Server privilege escalation grants sysadmin over the network, and a Microsoft Authenticator info disclosure threatens MFA integrity. Here is what to patch first.
As if admins haven't had enough to do this week Ignore patches at your own risk. According to Uncle Sam, a SQL injection flaw in Microsoft Configuration Manager patched in October 2024 is now being actively exploited, exposing unpatched businesses and government agencies to attack.…
Fortinet has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting FortiClientEMS that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible systems
40,000 WordPress sites are vulnerable to SQL injection in Quiz and Survey Master plugin