sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

option '--randomize' is incompatible with option '-p'

Error message

option '--randomize' is incompatible with option '-p'

What it means

Startup mutual-exclusivity guard in _basicOptionValidation: --randomize (conf.rParam) randomizes the value of listed parameters on each request while -p (conf.testParameter) asks sqlmap to inject into them; a parameter in both sets has contradictory roles. Fires when intersect(conf.rParam, conf.testParameter) is non-empty.

Solutions

1. Remove the overlapping parameter from --randomize or from -p
2. Randomize a different helper parameter than the one being tested

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3067 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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Appendix: source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3067

    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):
        errMsg = "option '--union-values' must contain valid UNION column values, along with the injection position "
        errMsg += "(e.g. 'NULL,1,%s,NULL')" % CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.skip and conf.testParameter:
        if intersect(conf.skip, conf.testParameter):
            errMsg = "option '--skip' is incompatible with option '-p'"
            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.rParam and conf.testParameter:
        if intersect(conf.rParam, conf.testParameter):
            errMsg = "option '--randomize' is incompatible with option '-p'"
            raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.mobile and conf.agent:
        errMsg = "switch '--mobile' is incompatible with option '--user-agent'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

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

    if conf.alert and conf.alert.startswith('-'):
        errMsg = "value for option '--alert' must be valid operating system command(s)"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.timeSec < 1:
        errMsg = "value for option '--time-sec' must be a positive integer"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.hashFile and any((conf.direct, conf.url, conf.logFile, conf.bulkFile, conf.googleDork, conf.configFile, conf.requestFile, conf.updateAll, conf.smokeTest, conf.wizard, conf.dependencies, conf.purge, conf.listTampers)):

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