projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

no port provided in network protocol request

Error message

no port provided in network protocol request

What it means

Error "no port provided in network protocol request" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/protocols/network/request.go:220

			callback(&output.InternalWrappedEvent{InternalEvent: outputEvent})
		}

		if shouldStopAtFirstMatch && atomicBool.Load() {
			break
		}
	}

	return err
}

// executeAddress executes the request for an address
func (request *Request) executeAddress(variables map[string]interface{}, actualAddress, address string, input *contextargs.Context, shouldUseTLS bool, previous output.InternalEvent, interactshURLs []string, callback protocols.OutputEventCallback) error {
	variables = generators.MergeMaps(variables, map[string]interface{}{"Hostname": address})
	payloads := generators.BuildPayloadFromOptions(request.options.Options)

	if !strings.Contains(actualAddress, ":") {
		err := errors.New("no port provided in network protocol request")
		request.options.Output.Request(request.options.TemplatePath, address, request.Type().String(), err)
		request.options.Progress.IncrementFailedRequestsBy(1)
		return err
	}
	updatedTarget := input.Clone()
	updatedTarget.MetaInput.Input = actualAddress

	// if request threads matches global payload concurrency we follow it
	shouldFollowGlobal := request.Threads == request.options.Options.PayloadConcurrency

	if request.generator != nil {
		iterator := request.generator.NewIterator()
		var multiErr error
		m := &sync.Mutex{}
		swg, err := syncutil.New(syncutil.WithSize(request.Threads))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/protocols/network/request.go:220 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/db117f281cf1b67d. Report an issue: GitHub.