sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapGenericException

there was a problem loading cookies file ('%s')

Error message

there was a problem loading cookies file ('%s')

What it means

Error "there was a problem loading cookies file ('%s')" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5383

                cookieJar.filename = filename

            cookieJar.load(cookieJar.filename, ignore_expires=True)

            for cookie in cookieJar:
                if getattr(cookie, "expires", MAX_INT) < time.time():
                    warnMsg = "cookie '%s' has expired" % cookie
                    singleTimeWarnMessage(warnMsg)

            cookieJar.clear_expired_cookies()

            if not cookieJar._cookies:
                errMsg = "no valid cookies found"
                raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)

        except Exception as ex:
            errMsg = "there was a problem loading "
            errMsg += "cookies file ('%s')" % re.sub(r"(cookies) file '[^']+'", r"\g<1>", getSafeExString(ex))
            raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)

def decloakToTemp(filename):
    """
    Decloaks content of a given file to a temporary file with similar name and extension

    NOTE: using in-memory decloak() in docTests because of the "problem" on Windows platform

    >>> decloak(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_SHELL_PATH, "stagers", "stager.asp_")).startswith(b'<%')
    True
    >>> decloak(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_SHELL_PATH, "backdoors", "backdoor.asp_")).startswith(b'<%')
    True
    >>> b'sys_eval' in decloak(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_UDF_PATH, "postgresql", "linux", "64", "11", "lib_postgresqludf_sys.so_"))
    True
    """

    content = decloak(filename)

    parts = os.path.split(filename[:-1])[-1].split('.')

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/common.py:5383 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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