sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapGenericException

unable to find results for your search dork expression

Error message

unable to find results for your search dork expression

What it means

Error "unable to find results for your search dork expression" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:379

def _doSearch():
    """
    This function performs search dorking, parses results
    and saves the testable hosts into the knowledge base.
    """

    if not conf.googleDork:
        return

    kb.data.onlyGETs = None

    def retrieve():
        links = search(conf.googleDork)

        if not links:
            errMsg = "unable to find results for your "
            errMsg += "search dork expression"
            raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)

        for link in links:
            link = urldecode(link)
            if re.search(r"(.*?)\?(.+)", link) or conf.forms:
                kb.targets.add((link, conf.method, conf.data, conf.cookie, None))
            elif re.search(URI_INJECTABLE_REGEX, link, re.I):
                if kb.data.onlyGETs is None and conf.data is None and not conf.googleDork:
                    message = "do you want to scan only results containing GET parameters? [Y/n] "
                    kb.data.onlyGETs = readInput(message, default='Y', boolean=True)
                if not kb.data.onlyGETs or conf.googleDork:
                    kb.targets.add((link, conf.method, conf.data, conf.cookie, None))

        return links

    while True:
        links = retrieve()

        if kb.targets:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:379 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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