sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

option '--csrf-data' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'

Error message

option '--csrf-data' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'

What it means

Error "option '--csrf-data' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3000

    if conf.safeFreq and not any((conf.safeUrl, conf.safeReqFile)):
        errMsg = "option '--safe-freq' requires usage of option '--safe-url' or '--safe-req'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.safeReqFile and any((conf.safeUrl, conf.safePost)):
        errMsg = "option '--safe-req' is incompatible with option '--safe-url' and option '--safe-post'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.csrfUrl and not conf.csrfToken:
        errMsg = "option '--csrf-url' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.csrfMethod and not conf.csrfToken:
        errMsg = "option '--csrf-method' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.csrfData and not conf.csrfToken:
        errMsg = "option '--csrf-data' requires usage of option '--csrf-token'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.csrfToken and conf.threads > 1:
        errMsg = "option '--csrf-token' is incompatible with option '--threads'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.requestFile and conf.url and conf.url != DUMMY_URL:
        errMsg = "option '-r' is incompatible with option '-u' ('--url')"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.direct and conf.proxy:
        errMsg = "option '-d' is incompatible with option '--proxy'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.direct and conf.tor:
        errMsg = "option '-d' is incompatible with switch '--tor'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if not conf.technique:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3000 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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