sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

option '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer valu

Error message

option '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer values or a wildcard value '%s'

What it means

Error "option '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer values or a wildcard value '%s'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:1858

        if value and any(key.endswith(_) for _ in ("Path", "File", "Dir")):
            if isinstance(value, str):
                conf[key] = safeExpandUser(value)

    if conf.testParameter:
        conf.testParameter = urldecode(conf.testParameter)
        conf.testParameter = [_.strip() for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.testParameter)]
    else:
        conf.testParameter = []

    if conf.ignoreCode:
        if conf.ignoreCode == IGNORE_CODE_WILDCARD:
            conf.ignoreCode = xrange(0, 1000)
        else:
            try:
                conf.ignoreCode = [int(_) for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.ignoreCode)]
            except ValueError:
                errMsg = "option '--ignore-code' should contain a list of integer values or a wildcard value '%s'" % IGNORE_CODE_WILDCARD
                raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
    else:
        conf.ignoreCode = []

    if conf.abortCode:
        try:
            conf.abortCode = [int(_) for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.abortCode)]
        except ValueError:
            errMsg = "option '--abort-code' should contain a list of integer values"
            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
    else:
        conf.abortCode = []

    if conf.paramFilter:
        conf.paramFilter = [_.strip() for _ in re.split(PARAMETER_SPLITTING_REGEX, conf.paramFilter.upper())]
    else:
        conf.paramFilter = []

    if conf.base64Parameter:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:1858 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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