sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapFilePathException

the specified list of targets does not exist

Error message

the specified list of targets does not exist

What it means

Error "the specified list of targets does not exist" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:241

def _setMultipleTargets():
    """
    Define a configuration parameter if we are running in multiple target
    mode.
    """

    initialTargetsCount = len(kb.targets)
    seen = set()

    if not conf.logFile:
        return

    debugMsg = "parsing targets list from '%s'" % conf.logFile
    logger.debug(debugMsg)

    if not os.path.exists(conf.logFile):
        errMsg = "the specified list of targets does not exist"
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

    if checkFile(conf.logFile, False):
        for target in parseRequestFile(conf.logFile):
            url, _, data, _, _ = target
            key = re.sub(r"(\w+=)[^%s ]*" % (conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER), r"\g<1>", "%s %s" % (url, data))
            if key not in seen:
                kb.targets.add(target)
                seen.add(key)

    elif os.path.isdir(conf.logFile):
        files = os.listdir(conf.logFile)
        files.sort()

        for reqFile in files:
            if not re.search(r"([\d]+)\-request", reqFile):
                continue

            for target in parseRequestFile(os.path.join(conf.logFile, reqFile)):

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:241 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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