Previously, Burp Scanner has used various evidence to detect SQL injection, including:
- Error messages
- Differential responses through injected Boolean conditions
- Time delays
The above payloads work, respectively, on Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL (running on Windows). Each payload breaks out of the existing SQL query context and uses a database-specific technique to induce the database to perform some kind of network interaction with Burp Collaborator, through either a web URL or a UNC file path.
As things stand, having searched high and low, we have yet to find a similar technique that works against MySQL running on Linux. We would be highly appreciative if anyone can come up with a generic and feasible payload that safely induces MySQL on Linux to interact with an arbitrary external domain, without causing damage to any target systems or data. The first person to email us a qualifying payload will be quite literally showered in Burp Suite swag, including a highly-coveted T-shirt.
MD5: 53ca7d4a8ec8df95f81da624154916a7
SHA256: a242b4e0b611e3ef4302af42d36fd2be52479d98b595ecb67b1c143915dc312d