sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file

Error message

option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'

What it means

Error "option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3036

    if not conf.technique:
        errMsg = "option '--technique' can't be empty"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.tor and conf.ignoreProxy:
        errMsg = "switch '--tor' is incompatible with switch '--ignore-proxy'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

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

    if conf.proxy and conf.proxyFile:
        errMsg = "switch '--proxy' is incompatible with option '--proxy-file'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.proxyFreq and not conf.proxyFile:
        errMsg = "option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.checkTor and not any((conf.tor, conf.proxy)):
        errMsg = "switch '--check-tor' requires usage of switch '--tor' (or option '--proxy' with HTTP proxy address of Tor service)"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.torPort is not None and not (isinstance(conf.torPort, int) and conf.torPort >= 0 and conf.torPort <= 65535):
        errMsg = "value for option '--tor-port' must be in range [0, 65535]"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.torType not in getPublicTypeMembers(PROXY_TYPE, True):
        errMsg = "option '--tor-type' accepts one of following values: %s" % ", ".join(getPublicTypeMembers(PROXY_TYPE, True))
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.dumpFormat not in getPublicTypeMembers(DUMP_FORMAT, True):
        errMsg = "option '--dump-format' accepts one of following values: %s" % ", ".join(getPublicTypeMembers(DUMP_FORMAT, True))
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.uValues and (not re.search(r"\A['\w\s.,()%s-]+\Z" % CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR, conf.uValues) or conf.uValues.count(CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR) != 1):

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3036 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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