sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapGenericException

problem occurred ('%s') while initializing the sqlite databa

Error message

problem occurred ('%s') while initializing the sqlite database located at '%s'

What it means

Error "problem occurred ('%s') while initializing the sqlite database located at '%s'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/replication.py:73

        """
        This class defines methods used to manipulate table objects.
        """

        def __init__(self, parent, name, columns=None, create=True, typeless=False):
            self.parent = parent
            self.name = unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(name)
            self.columns = columns
            if create:
                try:
                    self.execute('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "%s"' % self.name)
                    if not typeless:
                        self.execute('CREATE TABLE "%s" (%s)' % (self.name, ','.join('"%s" %s' % (unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(colname), coltype) for colname, coltype in self.columns)))
                    else:
                        self.execute('CREATE TABLE "%s" (%s)' % (self.name, ','.join('"%s"' % unsafeSQLIdentificatorNaming(colname) for colname in self.columns)))
                except Exception as ex:
                    errMsg = "problem occurred ('%s') while initializing the sqlite database " % getSafeExString(ex, UNICODE_ENCODING)
                    errMsg += "located at '%s'" % self.parent.dbpath
                    raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)

        def insert(self, values):
            """
            This function is used for inserting row(s) into current table.
            """

            if len(values) == len(self.columns):
                self.execute('INSERT INTO "%s" VALUES (%s)' % (self.name, ','.join(['?'] * len(values))), safechardecode(values))
            else:
                errMsg = "wrong number of columns used in replicating insert"
                raise SqlmapValueException(errMsg)

        def execute(self, sql, parameters=None):
            try:
                try:
                    self.parent.cursor.execute(sql, parameters or [])
                except UnicodeError:
                    self.parent.cursor.execute(sql, cleanReplaceUnicode(parameters or []))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/replication.py:73 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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