sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapDataException

specified file '%s' does not contain a usable HTTP request (

Error message

specified file '%s' does not contain a usable HTTP request (with parameters)

What it means

Error "specified file '%s' does not contain a usable HTTP request (with parameters)" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:330

                errMsg = "specified HTTP request file '%s' " % requestFile
                errMsg += "does not exist"
                raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

            infoMsg = "parsing HTTP request from '%s'" % requestFile
            logger.info(infoMsg)

            for target in parseRequestFile(requestFile):
                url = target[0]
                if url not in seen:
                    kb.targets.add(target)
                    if len(kb.targets) > 1:
                        conf.multipleTargets = True
                    seen.add(url)

            if url is None:
                errMsg = "specified file '%s' " % requestFile
                errMsg += "does not contain a usable HTTP request (with parameters)"
                raise SqlmapDataException(errMsg)

    if conf.secondReq:
        conf.secondReq = safeExpandUser(conf.secondReq)

        if not checkFile(conf.secondReq, False):
            errMsg = "specified second-order HTTP request file '%s' " % conf.secondReq
            errMsg += "does not exist"
            raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

        infoMsg = "parsing second-order HTTP request from '%s'" % conf.secondReq
        logger.info(infoMsg)

        try:
            target = next(parseRequestFile(conf.secondReq, False))
            kb.secondReq = target
        except StopIteration:
            errMsg = "specified second-order HTTP request file '%s' " % conf.secondReq
            errMsg += "does not contain a valid HTTP request"

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:330 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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