sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapBaseException

%s has detected 'unusual' traffic from the used IP address

Error message

%s has detected 'unusual' traffic from the used IP address

What it means

Error "%s has detected 'unusual' traffic from the used IP address" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/utils/search.py:128

        if not page:
            continue

        count = 0
        for match in re.finditer(regex, page, flags):
            link = _urllib.parse.unquote(extract(match))
            if link and link not in seen:
                seen.add(link)
                retVal.append(link)
                count += 1

        if count:
            logger.info("found %d usable link%s using %s" % (count, 's' if count != 1 else "", name))
            break  # Note: stop at the first engine that actually returns results (others are only fallbacks)

        # Note: switch proxy (if available) when an abuse/captcha page was served (instead of pointlessly falling through to the next engine from the same blocked IP)
        if conf.proxyList and (("detected unusual traffic" in page) or ("issue with the Tor Exit Node you are currently using" in page)):
            warnMsg = "%s has detected 'unusual' traffic from the used IP address" % name
            raise SqlmapBaseException(warnMsg)

    if not retVal:
        warnMsg = "no usable links found (search engines might be blocking the used IP address)"
        logger.critical(warnMsg)

    return retVal

@stackedmethod
def search(dork):
    pushValue(kb.choices.redirect)
    kb.choices.redirect = REDIRECTION.YES

    try:
        return _search(dork)
    except SqlmapBaseException as ex:
        if conf.proxyList:
            logger.critical(getSafeExString(ex))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/utils/search.py:128 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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