sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapGenericException

there has been a problem while processing page forms ('%s')

Error message

there has been a problem while processing page forms ('%s')

What it means

Error "there has been a problem while processing page forms ('%s')" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/common.py:4957

                if hasattr(control, "items") and not any((control.disabled, control.readonly)):
                    # if control has selectable items select first non-disabled
                    for item in control.items:
                        if not item.disabled:
                            if not item.selected:
                                item.selected = True
                            break

            if conf.crawlExclude and re.search(conf.crawlExclude, form.action or ""):
                dbgMsg = "skipping '%s'" % form.action
                logger.debug(dbgMsg)
                continue

            request = form.click()
        except (ValueError, TypeError) as ex:
            errMsg = "there has been a problem while "
            errMsg += "processing page forms ('%s')" % getSafeExString(ex)
            if raiseException:
                raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
            else:
                logger.debug(errMsg)
        else:
            url = urldecode(request.get_full_url(), kb.pageEncoding)
            method = request.get_method()
            data = unArrayizeValue(request.data)
            data = urldecode(data, kb.pageEncoding, spaceplus=False)

            if not data and method and method.upper() == HTTPMETHOD.POST:
                debugMsg = "invalid POST form with blank data detected"
                logger.debug(debugMsg)
                continue

            # flag to know if we are dealing with the same target host
            _ = checkSameHost(response.geturl(), url)

            if data:
                data = data.lstrip("&=").rstrip('&')

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/common.py:4957 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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