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sqlmap: Open-source SQL Injection and Database Takeover Tool

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James Patterson
Nov 21, 2025

Finding and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities is one of the oldest and most common steps in web application testing. sqlmap streamlines this process. It is an open-source penetration testing tool that automates the detection and exploitation of SQL injection flaws and can take over database servers when configured to do so.

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James Patterson

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