-5025 Order By 1# -

This is the comment character for MySQL. It tells the database to ignore everything that follows it in the original code. This prevents the "leftover" part of the developer’s query from causing a syntax error that would break the injection. 3. Execution Flow

The ORDER BY clause tells the database to sort results by a specific column. -5025 ORDER BY 1#

This is the terminator . It attempts to break out of the developer's intended string literal. If the application does not sanitize input, the database engine will see this quote and assume the original command has ended, allowing the attacker to append their own logic. This is the comment character for MySQL

The database ignores the final quote and semicolon, executes the sort, and confirms to the attacker that the query is valid and contains at least one column. 4. Impact It attempts to break out of the developer's