What could be the input?

NotTodayYo

*/

Forogar

...but is not for programming questions

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

Sandeep Mewara

PS: You cannot put * in the value anywhere.

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Mike Hankey

null, nan??

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PIEBALDconsult

boot to the head

Sandeep Mewara

Just like CCC?

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Forogar

Yup. I ignore the CCC myself but many others appear to enjoy it. I don't think it counts as a programming question. I just realized your question might be a quiz type question. In which case the answer might be \0D --.

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Sandeep Mewara

� Forogar � wrote:

In which case the answer might be \0D --.

SELECT * FROM test WHERE id=/* \0D -- */100

still works.

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David Crow

By "query fails" do you mean that the query returns 0 results?

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Sandeep Mewara

It breaks - gives unintended result. Throws an error or 0 results. For now, assume this query returns data.

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David Crow

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

...or 0 results.

From the limited information provided, if the query is returning 0 results, I'd assume there are no rows in 'test' whose 'id' column has a value of 100.

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

For now, assume this query returns data.

Are you not wanting it to? Your initial post asks what would cause the query to fail. So either the query is failing and you don't want it to, or it is succeeding and you want to find a way to make it fail. Color me confused.

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Nelek

mmmm.... Is that not open to sql injection? :rolleyes:

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Lost User

Sandeep Mewara wrote:

PS: You cannot put * in the value anywhere.

Given that you did not put any restrictions on programming language or database software... what comes to my mind is bypassing that rule with a SQL trigraph[^] Trigraphs | Microsoft Docs[^]

Super Lloyd

-1; DELETE FROM test WHERE ID <> your question was poorly phrased I'd say... but I suggest the value above so that final query is SELECT * FROM test WHERE id= -1; DELETE FROM test WHERE ID <> 100

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Jon McKee

Trick question? There is no input value considered:

SELECT * FROM test WHERE id= /* + INPUT + */ 100

It's all an in-line comment. If the test table has no id column you'd get an error though. Or am I misunderstanding something? :doh:

Espen Harlinn

SELECT * FROM test WHERE id= /*/*/ 100

No star needed, just /

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Jon McKee

Just tested this with MySQL and it works fine. What db does this fail with for you?

Sandeep Mewara

Yes - intent here is to do sql inject and see how to misuse it. ;)

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Sandeep Mewara

Intent here is to do sql injection and see how to misuse it. :)

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Sandeep Mewara

Super Lloyd wrote:

your question was poorly phrased I'd say... but I suggest the value above so that final query is

Apologies if that was confusing or I was not able to convey it correctly. There is a query where something is mentioned in multiline quotes. Text in multiline quote is user driven. Can we put anything in that so that we misuse the queyr?

SELECT * FROM test WHERE id= /* + INPUT + */ 100

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