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Suppose you find PHP queries overtly in the URL, such as /index.php=?page=userID. What would you then be looking to test?
Answer:
This is an ideal situation for injection and querying. If we know that the server is using a database such as SQL with a PHP controller, it becomes quite easy. We would be looking to test how the server reacts to multiple different types of requests, and what it throws back, looking for anomalies and errors.
One example could be code injection. If the server is not using authentication and evaluating each user, one could simply try /index.php?arg=1;system(‘id’) and see if the host returns unintended data.
One example could be code injection. If the server is not using authentication and evaluating each user, one could simply try /index.php?arg=1;system(‘id’) and see if the host returns unintended data.