sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapConnectionException

unable to connect to the target URL

Error message

unable to connect to the target URL

What it means

Error "unable to connect to the target URL" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/request/connect.py:168

from lib.utils.sqllint import checkSanity
from thirdparty import six
from collections import OrderedDict
from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
from thirdparty.six.moves import http_client as _http_client
from thirdparty.six.moves import urllib as _urllib
from thirdparty.socks.socks import ProxyError

class Connect(object):
    """
    This class defines methods used to perform HTTP requests
    """

    @staticmethod
    def _getPageProxy(**kwargs):
        try:
            if (len(inspect.stack()) > sys.getrecursionlimit() // 2):   # Note: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues/4525
                warnMsg = "unable to connect to the target URL"
                raise SqlmapConnectionException(warnMsg)
        except (TypeError, UnicodeError):
            pass

        try:
            return Connect.getPage(**kwargs)
        except RuntimeError:
            return None, None, None

    @staticmethod
    def _retryProxy(**kwargs):
        threadData = getCurrentThreadData()
        threadData.retriesCount += 1

        if conf.proxyList and threadData.retriesCount >= conf.retries and not kb.locks.handlers.locked():
            warnMsg = "changing proxy"
            logger.warning(warnMsg)

            conf.proxy = None

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/request/connect.py:168 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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