[CentOS] C5 MySQL injection attack ("Union Select")

[Always Learning]

On Thu, 2016-03-24 at 09:40 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote:

> Just to be clear: you absolutely should upgrade to a currently
> maintained version of MySQL.

Agreed. Its going to be rainy in England this Easter weekend, so am
contemplating upgrading the last production C5 to C6.

> However, upgrading will not protect you from SQL injection attacks.
> The probes you're seeing aren't targeting the SQL server.  They're
> targeting your php code.

Have already upgraded my PHP routine which blocks IP addresses when GET
data exceeds its acceptable field size.


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Regards,

Paul.
England, EU.      England's place is in the European Union.