diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4d69595f0..73c16c17d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of # Features -* Full support for *MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, SQLite, Firebird, Sybase and SAP MaxDB* database management systems. -* Full support for six SQL injection techniques: *boolean-based blind, time-based blind, error-based, UNION query, stacked queries and out-of-band*. -* Support to *directly connect to the database* without passing via a SQL injection, by providing DBMS credentials, IP address, port and database name. -* Support to enumerate *database users, users' password hashes, users' privileges, users' roles, databases, tables and columns*. -* Automatic recognition of password hashes format and support to *crack them with a dictionary-based attack*. -* Support to *dump database tables* entirely, a range of entries or specific columns as per user's choice. The user can also choose to dump only a range of characters from each column's entry. -* Support to *search for specific database names, specific tables across all databases or specific columns across all databases' tables*. This is useful, for instance, to identify tables containing custom application credentials where relevant columns' names contain string like name and pass. -* Support to *download and upload any file* from the database server underlying file system when the database software is MySQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. -* Support to *execute arbitrary commands and retrieve their standard output* on the database server underlying operating system when the database software is MySQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. -* Support to *establish an out-of-band stateful TCP connection between the attacker machine and the database server* underlying operating system. This channel can be an interactive command prompt, a Meterpreter session or a graphical user interface (VNC) session as per user's choice. -* Support for *database process' user privilege escalation* via Metasploit's Meterpreter `getsystem` command. +* Full support for **MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, SQLite, Firebird, Sybase and SAP MaxDB** database management systems. +* Full support for six SQL injection techniques: **boolean-based blind, time-based blind, error-based, UNION query, stacked queries and out-of-band**. +* Support to **directly connect to the database** without passing via a SQL injection, by providing DBMS credentials, IP address, port and database name. +* Support to enumerate **database users, users' password hashes, users' privileges, users' roles, databases, tables and columns**. +* Automatic recognition of password hashes format and support to **crack them with a dictionary-based attack**. +* Support to **dump database tables** entirely, a range of entries or specific columns as per user's choice. The user can also choose to dump only a range of characters from each column's entry. +* Support to **search for specific database names, specific tables across all databases or specific columns across all databases' tables**. This is useful, for instance, to identify tables containing custom application credentials where relevant columns' names contain string like name and pass. +* Support to **download and upload any file** from the database server underlying file system when the database software is MySQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. +* Support to **execute arbitrary commands and retrieve their standard output** on the database server underlying operating system when the database software is MySQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server. +* Support to **establish an out-of-band stateful TCP connection between the attacker machine and the database server** underlying operating system. This channel can be an interactive command prompt, a Meterpreter session or a graphical user interface (VNC) session as per user's choice. +* Support for **database process' user privilege escalation** via Metasploit's Meterpreter `getsystem` command. # Mailing list -The *sqlmap-users@lists.sourceforge.net* mailing list is the preferred way to ask questions, report bugs, suggest new features and discuss with other users, [contributors](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/THANKS) and the [developers](#developers). To subscribe use the [online web form](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sqlmap-users). +The **sqlmap-users@lists.sourceforge.net** mailing list is the preferred way to ask questions, report bugs, suggest new features and discuss with other users, [contributors](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/THANKS) and the [developers](#developers). To subscribe use the [online web form](https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sqlmap-users). The mailing list is archived online on [SourceForge](http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=sqlmap-users), [Gmane](http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.sqlmap) and is available also via Gmane [RSS feed](http://rss.gmane.org/messages/complete/gmane.comp.security.sqlmap). # Developers -[Bernardo Damele A. G.](bernardo@sqlmap.org) - [@inquisb](https://twitter.com/inquisb) -[Miroslav Stampar](miroslav@sqlmap.org) - [@stamparm](https://twitter.com/stamparm) +* [Bernardo Damele A. G.](bernardo@sqlmap.org) - [@inquisb](https://twitter.com/inquisb) +* [Miroslav Stampar](miroslav@sqlmap.org) - [@stamparm](https://twitter.com/stamparm) You can contact the development team by writing to dev@sqlmap.org. # License -sqlmap is released under the terms of the [General Public License v2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html). +sqlmap is released under the terms of the [General Public License v2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html).
sqlmap is copyrighted by its [developers](#developers).