injectionflaw
nounUK /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən flɔː/
US /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən flɔː/
A mistake in a computer program that lets bad people sneak in their own secret commands.
The security team found an injectionflaw in the login page that let attackers trick the database.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A weakness in software where untrusted data is treated as trusted instructions.
The scanner flagged the form as an injectionflaw because user text was passed straight to the query.
3. A coding error that allows harmful code to be inserted into a running system.
Patching the injectionflaw stopped the attacker from running hidden scripts on the server.
4. A defect in how a program handles special characters in user input.
Escaping quotes properly would have prevented the injectionflaw in the search box.