sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapInstallationException

something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Ple

Error message

something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make sure that you haven't made any changes to it

What it means

Error "something appears to be wrong with the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make sure that you haven't made any changes to it" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/parse/payloads.py:99

        conf.tests.append(test)

def loadBoundaries():
    """
    Loads boundaries from XML

    >>> conf.boundaries = []
    >>> loadBoundaries()
    >>> len(conf.boundaries) > 0
    True
    """

    try:
        doc = et.parse(paths.BOUNDARIES_XML)
    except Exception as ex:
        errMsg = "something appears to be wrong with "
        errMsg += "the file '%s' ('%s'). Please make " % (paths.BOUNDARIES_XML, getSafeExString(ex))
        errMsg += "sure that you haven't made any changes to it"
        raise SqlmapInstallationException(errMsg)

    root = doc.getroot()
    parseXmlNode(root)

def loadPayloads():
    """
    Loads payloads/tests from XML

    >>> conf.tests = []
    >>> loadPayloads()
    >>> len(conf.tests) > 0
    True
    """

    for payloadFile in PAYLOAD_XML_FILES:
        payloadFilePath = os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_XML_PAYLOADS_PATH, payloadFile)

        try:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/parse/payloads.py:99 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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