sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

invalid format of a request file

Error message

invalid format of a request file

What it means

Error "invalid format of a request file" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5758

                    if kb.customInjectionMark in re.sub(PROBLEMATIC_CUSTOM_INJECTION_PATTERNS, "", value or ""):
                        params = True

            data = data.rstrip("\r\n") if data else data

            if getPostReq and (params or cookie or not checkParams):
                if not port and hasattr(scheme, "lower") and scheme.lower() == "https":
                    port = "443"
                elif not scheme and port == "443":
                    scheme = "https"

                if conf.forceSSL:
                    scheme = "https"
                    port = port or "443"

                if not host:
                    errMsg = "invalid format of a request file"
                    raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

                if not url.startswith("http"):
                    url = "%s://%s:%s%s" % (scheme or "http", host, port or "80", url)
                    scheme = None
                    port = None

                if not (conf.scope and not re.search(conf.scope, url, re.I)):
                    yield (url, conf.method or method, data, cookie, tuple(headers))

    content = readCachedFileContent(reqFile)

    if conf.scope:
        logger.info("using regular expression '%s' for filtering targets" % conf.scope)

        try:
            re.compile(conf.scope)
        except Exception as ex:
            errMsg = "invalid regular expression '%s' ('%s')" % (conf.scope, getSafeExString(ex))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5758 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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