{keyword} Waitfor Delay: '0:0:5'

When a standard SQL injection fails to return data directly, attackers use a strategy. The command WAITFOR DELAY '0:0:5' tells a Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) to halt execution for exactly five seconds. The "story" of the attack unfolds as follows:

: The attacker injects a conditional query, such as: "If the first letter of the admin password is 'A', wait 5 seconds". {KEYWORD} WAITFOR DELAY '0:0:5'

: If the server responds immediately, the condition is false . When a standard SQL injection fails to return

: If the server takes 5 seconds to respond, the condition is true . the condition is true .