sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapFilePathException

the specified list of targets is not a file nor a directory

Error message

the specified list of targets is not a file nor a directory

What it means

Error "the specified list of targets is not a file nor a directory" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:269

    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)):
                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)

    else:
        errMsg = "the specified list of targets is not a file "
        errMsg += "nor a directory"
        raise SqlmapFilePathException(errMsg)

    updatedTargetsCount = len(kb.targets)

    if updatedTargetsCount > initialTargetsCount:
        infoMsg = "sqlmap parsed %d " % (updatedTargetsCount - initialTargetsCount)
        infoMsg += "(parameter unique) requests from the "
        infoMsg += "targets list ready to be tested"
        logger.info(infoMsg)

def _adjustLoggingFormatter():
    """
    Solves problem of line deletition caused by overlapping logging messages
    and retrieved data info in inference mode
    """

    if hasattr(FORMATTER, '_format'):
        return

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:269 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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