{"record":{"id":"0f759d92081ba8a0","repo":"projectdiscovery/nuclei","slug":"cookies-cannot-be-empty-in-cookies-auth","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cookies cannot be empty in cookies auth","messagePattern":"cookies cannot be empty in cookies auth","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/authprovider/authx/file.go","lineNumber":123,"sourceCode":"\t\tif s.Password == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"password cannot be empty in basic auth\")\n\t\t}\n\tcase strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(BearerTokenAuth)):\n\t\tif s.Token == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"token cannot be empty in bearer token auth\")\n\t\t}\n\tcase strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(HeadersAuth)):\n\t\tif len(s.Headers) == 0 {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"headers cannot be empty in headers auth\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tfor _, header := range s.Headers {\n\t\t\tif err := header.Validate(); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"invalid header in headersAuth: %s\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\tcase strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(CookiesAuth)):\n\t\tif len(s.Cookies) == 0 {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cookies cannot be empty in cookies auth\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tfor _, cookie := range s.Cookies {\n\t\t\tif cookie.Raw != \"\" && !s.skipCookieParse {\n\t\t\t\tif err := cookie.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"invalid raw cookie in cookiesAuth: %s\", err)\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif err := cookie.Validate(); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"invalid cookie in cookiesAuth: %s\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\tcase strings.EqualFold(s.Type, string(QueryAuth)):\n\t\tif len(s.Params) == 0 {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"query cannot be empty in query auth\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tfor _, query := range s.Params {\n\t\t\tif err := query.Validate(); err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"invalid query in queryAuth: %s\", err)","sourceCodeStart":105,"sourceCodeEnd":141,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/265b3a3dec374741614e342f813c10f8b38d2bb7/pkg/authprovider/authx/file.go#L105-L141","documentation":"Error \"cookies cannot be empty in cookies auth\" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at pkg/authprovider/authx/file.go:123 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"265b3a3dec374741614e342f813c10f8b38d2bb7","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T20:05:51.855Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}