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title: detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs skill (Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills)
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**What it does.** Analyze WAF (ModSecurity/AWS WAF/Cloudflare) logs to detect SQL injection Part of [[skills-anthropic-cybersecurity-skills]] (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills).

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| Upstream | [mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills) |
| Skill file | [skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/SKILL.md](https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/SKILL.md) |
| License | Apache-2.0 (skill folder LICENSE) |
| Author | mukul975 |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- `npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs`, or copy the skill folder into `~/.claude/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs
description: Analyze WAF (ModSecurity/AWS WAF/Cloudflare) logs to detect SQL injection
  attack campaigns. Parses ModSecurity audit logs and JSON WAF event logs to identify
  SQLi patterns (UNION SELECT, OR 1=1, SLEEP(), BENCHMARK()), tracks attack sources,
  correlates multi-stage injection attempts, and generates incident reports with OWASP
  classification.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: security-operations
tags:
- waf-log-analysis
- sql-injection-detection
- modsecurity
- aws-waf
- cloudflare-waf
- web-application-security
version: '1.0'
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- DE.CM-01
- RS.MA-01
- GV.OV-01
- DE.AE-02
mitre_attack:
- T1190
- T1505.003
- T1059.007
```

# Detecting SQL Injection via WAF Logs


## When to Use

- When investigating security incidents that require detecting sql injection via waf logs
- When building detection rules or threat hunting queries for this domain
- When SOC analysts need structured procedures for this analysis type
- When validating security monitoring coverage for related attack techniques

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with security operations concepts and tools
- Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
- Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
- Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

## Instructions

1. Install dependencies: `pip install requests`
2. Collect WAF logs (ModSecurity audit log, AWS WAF JSON logs, or Cloudflare firewall events).
3. Run the agent to parse and analyze:
   - Detect SQLi payloads via 15+ regex patterns
   - Classify attacks by OWASP injection type (classic, blind, time-based, UNION-based)
   - Identify persistent attackers by IP clustering
   - Correlate multi-request injection campaigns
   - Calculate attack success probability based on response codes

```bash
python scripts/agent.py --log-file /var/log/modsec_audit.log --format modsecurity --output sqli_report.json
```

## Examples

### ModSecurity SQLi Detection
```
Rule 942100 triggered: SQL Injection Attack Detected via libinjection
URI: /api/users?id=1' UNION SELECT username,password FROM users--
Source IP: 203.0.113.42 (47 requests in 5 minutes)
Classification: UNION-based SQLi campaign
```

## Other files in this skill

- [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/LICENSE)
- [references/api-reference.md](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/references/api-reference.md)
- [scripts/agent.py](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/HEAD/skills/detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs/scripts/agent.py)

## references/api-reference.md (verbatim)

# API Reference: SQL Injection Detection via WAF Logs

## ModSecurity Audit Log Sections
| Section | Content |
|---------|---------|
| A | Audit log header (timestamp, transaction ID) |
| B | Request headers (method, URI, HTTP version) |
| C | Request body |
| E | Response body |
| F | Response headers |
| H | Audit log trailer (rule matches, actions) |

## OWASP CRS SQLi Rules (942xxx)
| Rule ID | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| 942100 | SQL Injection via libinjection |
| 942110 | SQL Injection (common keywords) |
| 942120 | SQL Injection operator detected |
| 942130 | SQL Injection tautology |
| 942150 | SQL Injection function detected |
| 942160 | Blind SQLi (sleep/benchmark) |
| 942170 | UNION query injection |
| 942190 | MSSQL code execution |
| 942200 | MySQL comment obfuscation |
| 942210 | Chained SQL injection |
| 942280 | PostgreSQL/MSSQL sleep |
| 942290 | MongoDB injection |

## SQL Injection Types
| Type | Pattern | Severity |
|------|---------|----------|
| UNION-based | `UNION SELECT` | Critical |
| Time-based blind | `SLEEP()`, `BENCHMARK()`, `WAITFOR DELAY` | Critical |
| Error-based | `EXTRACTVALUE()`, `UPDATEXML()` | High |
| Tautology | `OR 1=1`, `AND 1=1` | High |
| Stacked query | `'; DROP TABLE` | Critical |
| Schema enum | `INFORMATION_SCHEMA` | High |
| File access | `LOAD_FILE()`, `INTO OUTFILE` | Critical |

## AWS WAF Log Format (JSON)
```json
{
  "httpRequest": {
    "clientIp": "203.0.113.42",
    "uri": "/api/users",
    "args": "id=1' OR 1=1--",
    "httpMethod": "GET"
  },
  "action": "BLOCK",
  "ruleGroupList": [{"ruleId": "SQLi_BODY"}]
}
```

## Campaign Detection Logic
- Group requests by source IP
- Flag IPs with >= 5 SQLi attempts as campaigns
- IPs with > 20 requests classified as automated tooling
- Multiple attack types from same IP = multi-stage campaign

## MITRE ATT&CK
- T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

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