Intro to MySQL — SQL Injection Fundamentals — HTB Academy Walkthrough

TIER 0 MODULE: SQL INJECTION FUNDAMENTALS

SECTION: Intro to MySQL

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1. Connect to the database using the MySQL client from the command line. Use the ‘show databases;’ command to list databases in the DBMS. What is the name of the first database?

Spawn the target IP address of this section then, try to establish a connection via this command:

mysql -u root -h <target-ip> -P <port> -p

Enter the password as ‘password’ and login.

Now, use the show databases; command to list all the databases.

First database name is your answer.

Answer: employees

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