Mega'/**/and/**/dbms_pipe.receive_message('a',2)='a

This confirmation allows them to move on to more destructive queries, such as extracting usernames, passwords, or entire table structures, one character at a time based on these time delays. Mitigation and Defense

: Ensure the database user account used by the application does not have permission to execute high-risk packages like DBMS_PIPE unless absolutely necessary. MEGA'/**/and/**/DBMS_PIPE.RECEIVE_MESSAGE('a',2)='a

: This is the core of the attack. It calls a built-in Oracle function. This confirmation allows them to move on to

Since no message named 'a' is likely to be sent, the database simply pauses for those 2 seconds before continuing. such as extracting usernames