{keyword}';waitfor Delay '0:0:5'-- -

: Deploy a WAF to detect and block common SQL injection patterns automatically.

: This is a comment operator. It tells the database to ignore the rest of the original query, preventing syntax errors that would otherwise block the attack. The Goal of the Attack

: An attacker could use a much longer delay or a loop to tie up database connections, effectively performing a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

If you'd like to learn more about preventing these vulnerabilities, I can provide a guide on or explain how to use automated security scanners to find them.

: Use prepared statements so the database treats input as data, never as executable code.

: If the website takes exactly 5 seconds longer to load than usual after this input, the attacker knows the application is vulnerable to SQL injection.

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