sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException

unable to proceed without xp_cmdshell

Error message

unable to proceed without xp_cmdshell

What it means

Error "unable to proceed without xp_cmdshell" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py:292

                        logger.info("creating xp_cmdshell with sp_OACreate")
                        self._xpCmdshellConfigure(0)
                        self._xpCmdshellCreate()

                        if self._xpCmdshellCheck():
                            logger.info("xp_cmdshell created successfully")
                            kb.xpCmdshellAvailable = True

                        else:
                            warnMsg = "xp_cmdshell creation failed, probably "
                            warnMsg += "because sp_OACreate is disabled"
                            logger.warning(warnMsg)

            hashDBWrite(HASHDB_KEYS.KB_XP_CMDSHELL_AVAILABLE, kb.xpCmdshellAvailable)

            if not kb.xpCmdshellAvailable:
                errMsg = "unable to proceed without xp_cmdshell"
                raise SqlmapUnsupportedFeatureException(errMsg)

        debugMsg = "creating a support table to write commands standard "
        debugMsg += "output to"
        logger.debug(debugMsg)

        # TEXT can't be used here because in error technique you get:
        # "The text, ntext, and image data types cannot be compared or sorted"
        self.createSupportTbl(self.cmdTblName, self.tblField, "NVARCHAR(4000)")

        self._xpCmdshellTest()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/takeover/xp_cmdshell.py:292 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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