sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · H2ProtocolError

response field section lacks :status

Error message

response field section lacks :status

What it means

Error "response field section lacks :status" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/request/http2.py:884

            if len(value) != 3 or not value.isdigit():
                raise H2ProtocolError("invalid :status pseudo-field")
            status = int(value)
            if not 100 <= status <= 599:
                raise H2ProtocolError("response status is outside the valid range")
            if status == 101:
                raise H2ProtocolError("101 Switching Protocols is not valid in HTTP/2")
        else:
            regular_seen = True
            if name.lower() != name:
                raise H2ProtocolError("uppercase HTTP/2 field name")
            _validate_regular_name(name)
            if name in _CONNECTION_FIELDS:
                raise H2ProtocolError("connection-specific field in HTTP/2 response")
    content_length = _parse_content_length(headers, trailers=trailers)
    if trailers:
        return None, None
    if status is None:
        raise H2ProtocolError("response field section lacks :status")
    return status, content_length


class _ResponseState(object):
    def __init__(self, stream_id, request_method):
        self.stream_id = stream_id
        self.request_method = _as_bytes(request_method)
        self.block = None
        self.block_end_stream = False
        self.headers = None
        self.trailers = []
        self.informational_count = 0
        self.informational_bytes = 0
        self.status = None
        self.expected_content_length = None
        self.body_forbidden = False
        self.body = bytearray()
        self.recv_window = LOCAL_INITIAL_WINDOW

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/request/http2.py:884 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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