common.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Copyright (c) 2006-2014 sqlmap developers (http://sqlmap.org/)
See the file 'doc/COPYING' for copying permission
"""

import codecs
import contextlib
import cookielib
import copy
import getpass
import hashlib
import httplib
import inspect
import json
import logging
import ntpath
import os
import posixpath
import random
import re
import socket
import string
import sys
import tempfile
import time
import urllib
import urllib2
import urlparse
import unicodedata

from ConfigParser import DEFAULTSECT
from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
from StringIO import StringIO
from difflib import SequenceMatcher
from math import sqrt
from optparse import OptionValueError
from subprocess import PIPE
from subprocess import Popen as execute
from xml.dom import minidom
from xml.sax import parse

from extra.cloak.cloak import decloak
from extra.safe2bin.safe2bin import safecharencode
from lib.core.bigarray import BigArray
from lib.core.data import conf
from lib.core.data import kb
from lib.core.data import logger
from lib.core.data import paths
from lib.core.convert import base64pickle
from lib.core.convert import base64unpickle
from lib.core.convert import hexdecode
from lib.core.convert import htmlunescape
from lib.core.convert import stdoutencode
from lib.core.convert import unicodeencode
from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
from lib.core.decorators import cachedmethod
from lib.core.defaults import defaults
from lib.core.dicts import DBMS_DICT
from lib.core.dicts import DEFAULT_DOC_ROOTS
from lib.core.dicts import DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
from lib.core.dicts import SQL_STATEMENTS
from lib.core.enums import ADJUST_TIME_DELAY
from lib.core.enums import CONTENT_STATUS
from lib.core.enums import CHARSET_TYPE
from lib.core.enums import DBMS
from lib.core.enums import EXPECTED
from lib.core.enums import HEURISTIC_TEST
from lib.core.enums import HTTP_HEADER
from lib.core.enums import HTTPMETHOD
from lib.core.enums import OS
from lib.core.enums import PLACE
from lib.core.enums import PAYLOAD
from lib.core.enums import REFLECTIVE_COUNTER
from lib.core.enums import SORT_ORDER
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapDataException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapGenericException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapNoneDataException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapMissingDependence
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSilentQuitException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSyntaxException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSystemException
from lib.core.exception import SqlmapUserQuitException
from lib.core.log import LOGGER_HANDLER
from lib.core.optiondict import optDict
from lib.core.settings import BANNER
from lib.core.settings import BOLD_PATTERNS
from lib.core.settings import BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_PREFIXES
from lib.core.settings import BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_SUFFIXES
from lib.core.settings import BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_TARGET_MARK
from lib.core.settings import CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR
from lib.core.settings import DBMS_DIRECTORY_DICT
from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER
from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER
from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_MSSQL_SCHEMA
from lib.core.settings import DESCRIPTION
from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_SQL_INJECTION_CHARS
from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_USER_INJECTION
from lib.core.settings import DYNAMICITY_MARK_LENGTH
from lib.core.settings import ERROR_PARSING_REGEXES
from lib.core.settings import FORCE_COOKIE_EXPIRATION_TIME
from lib.core.settings import FORM_SEARCH_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import GENERIC_DOC_ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAMES
from lib.core.settings import GIT_PAGE
from lib.core.settings import GITHUB_REPORT_OAUTH_TOKEN
from lib.core.settings import GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_COOKIE_PREFIX
from lib.core.settings import HASHDB_MILESTONE_VALUE
from lib.core.settings import HOST_ALIASES
from lib.core.settings import INFERENCE_UNKNOWN_CHAR
from lib.core.settings import INVALID_UNICODE_CHAR_FORMAT
from lib.core.settings import IP_ADDRESS_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import ISSUES_PAGE
from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
from lib.core.settings import LARGE_OUTPUT_THRESHOLD
from lib.core.settings import MIN_ENCODED_LEN_CHECK
from lib.core.settings import MIN_TIME_RESPONSES
from lib.core.settings import MIN_VALID_DELAYED_RESPONSE
from lib.core.settings import ML
from lib.core.settings import NETSCAPE_FORMAT_HEADER_COOKIES
from lib.core.settings import NULL
from lib.core.settings import PARAMETER_AMP_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import PARAMETER_SEMICOLON_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import PARTIAL_HEX_VALUE_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import PARTIAL_VALUE_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import PAYLOAD_DELIMITER
from lib.core.settings import PLATFORM
from lib.core.settings import PRINTABLE_CHAR_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import PYVERSION
from lib.core.settings import REFERER_ALIASES
from lib.core.settings import REFLECTED_BORDER_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import REFLECTED_MAX_REGEX_PARTS
from lib.core.settings import REFLECTED_REPLACEMENT_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import REFLECTED_VALUE_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import REFLECTIVE_MISS_THRESHOLD
from lib.core.settings import REVISION
from lib.core.settings import SENSITIVE_DATA_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import SITE
from lib.core.settings import SUPPORTED_DBMS
from lib.core.settings import TEXT_TAG_REGEX
from lib.core.settings import TIME_STDEV_COEFF
from lib.core.settings import UNICODE_ENCODING
from lib.core.settings import UNKNOWN_DBMS_VERSION
from lib.core.settings import URI_QUESTION_MARKER
from lib.core.settings import URLENCODE_CHAR_LIMIT
from lib.core.settings import URLENCODE_FAILSAFE_CHARS
from lib.core.settings import USER_AGENT_ALIASES
from lib.core.settings import VERSION
from lib.core.settings import VERSION_STRING
from lib.core.threads import getCurrentThreadData
from lib.utils.sqlalchemy import _sqlalchemy
from thirdparty.clientform.clientform import ParseResponse
from thirdparty.clientform.clientform import ParseError
from thirdparty.magic import magic
from thirdparty.odict.odict import OrderedDict
from thirdparty.termcolor.termcolor import colored

class UnicodeRawConfigParser(RawConfigParser):
    """
    RawConfigParser with unicode writing support
    """

    def write(self, fp):
        """
        Write an .ini-format representation of the configuration state.
        """

        if self._defaults:
            fp.write("[%s]\n" % DEFAULTSECT)

            for (key, value) in self._defaults.items():
                fp.write("%s = %s\n" % (key, getUnicode(value, UNICODE_ENCODING).replace('\n', '\n\t')))

            fp.write("\n")

        for section in self._sections:
            fp.write("[%s]\n" % section)

            for (key, value) in self._sections[section].items():
                if key != "__name__":
                    if value is None:
                        fp.write("%s\n" % (key))
                    else:
                        fp.write("%s = %s\n" % (key, getUnicode(value, UNICODE_ENCODING).replace('\n', '\n\t')))

            fp.write("\n")

class Format(object):
    @staticmethod
    def humanize(values, chain=" or "):
        return chain.join(values)

    # Get methods
    @staticmethod
    def getDbms(versions=None):
        """
        Format the back-end DBMS fingerprint value and return its
        values formatted as a human readable string.

        @return: detected back-end DBMS based upon fingerprint techniques.
        @rtype: C{str}
        """

        if versions is None and Backend.getVersionList():
            versions = Backend.getVersionList()

        return Backend.getDbms() if versions is None else "%s %s" % (Backend.getDbms(), " and ".join(v for v in versions))

    @staticmethod
    def getErrorParsedDBMSes():
        """
        Parses the knowledge base htmlFp list and return its values
        formatted as a human readable string.

        @return: list of possible back-end DBMS based upon error messages
        parsing.
        @rtype: C{str}
        """

        htmlParsed = None

        if len(kb.htmlFp) == 0 or kb.heuristicTest != HEURISTIC_TEST.POSITIVE:
            pass
        elif len(kb.htmlFp) == 1:
            htmlParsed = kb.htmlFp[0]
        elif len(kb.htmlFp) > 1:
            htmlParsed = " or ".join(kb.htmlFp)

        return htmlParsed

    @staticmethod
    def getOs(target, info):
        """
        Formats the back-end operating system fingerprint value
        and return its values formatted as a human readable string.

        Example of info (kb.headersFp) dictionary:

        {
          'distrib': set(['Ubuntu']),
          'type': set(['Linux']),
          'technology': set(['PHP 5.2.6', 'Apache 2.2.9']),
          'release': set(['8.10'])
        }

        Example of info (kb.bannerFp) dictionary:

        {
          'sp': set(['Service Pack 4']),
          'dbmsVersion': '8.00.194',
          'dbmsServicePack': '0',
          'distrib': set(['2000']),
          'dbmsRelease': '2000',
          'type': set(['Windows'])
        }

        @return: detected back-end operating system based upon fingerprint
        techniques.
        @rtype: C{str}
        """

        infoStr = ""
        infoApi = {}

        if info and "type" in info:
            if hasattr(conf, "api"):
                infoApi["%s operating system" % target] = info
            else:
                infoStr += "%s operating system: %s" % (target, Format.humanize(info["type"]))

                if "distrib" in info:
                    infoStr += " %s" % Format.humanize(info["distrib"])

                if "release" in info:
                    infoStr += " %s" % Format.humanize(info["release"])

                if "sp" in info:
                    infoStr += " %s" % Format.humanize(info["sp"])

                if "codename" in info:
                    infoStr += " (%s)" % Format.humanize(info["codename"])

        if "technology" in info:
            if hasattr(conf, "api"):
                infoApi["web application technology"] = Format.humanize(info["technology"], ", ")
            else:
                infoStr += "\nweb application technology: %s" % Format.humanize(info["technology"], ", ")

        if hasattr(conf, "api"):
            return infoApi
        else:
            return infoStr.lstrip()

class Backend:
    # Set methods
    @staticmethod
    def setDbms(dbms):
        dbms = aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)

        if dbms is None:
            return None

        # Little precaution, in theory this condition should always be false
        elif kb.dbms is not None and kb.dbms != dbms:
            warnMsg = "there seems to be a high probability that "
            warnMsg += "this could be a false positive case"
            logger.warn(warnMsg)

            msg = "sqlmap previously fingerprinted back-end DBMS as "
            msg += "%s. However now it has been fingerprinted " % kb.dbms
            msg += "as %s. " % dbms
            msg += "Please, specify which DBMS should be "
            msg += "correct [%s (default)/%s] " % (kb.dbms, dbms)

            while True:
                _ = readInput(msg, default=kb.dbms)

                if aliasToDbmsEnum(_) == kb.dbms:
                    break
                elif aliasToDbmsEnum(_) == dbms:
                    kb.dbms = aliasToDbmsEnum(_)
                    break
                else:
                    warnMsg = "invalid value"
                    logger.warn(warnMsg)

        elif kb.dbms is None:
            kb.dbms = aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)

        return kb.dbms

    @staticmethod
    def setVersion(version):
        if isinstance(version, basestring):
            kb.dbmsVersion = [version]

        return kb.dbmsVersion

    @staticmethod
    def setVersionList(versionsList):
        if isinstance(versionsList, list):
            kb.dbmsVersion = versionsList
        elif isinstance(versionsList, basestring):
            Backend.setVersion(versionsList)
        else:
            logger.error("invalid format of versionsList")

    @staticmethod
    def forceDbms(dbms, sticky=False):
        if not kb.stickyDBMS:
            kb.forcedDbms = aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)
            kb.stickyDBMS = sticky

    @staticmethod
    def flushForcedDbms(force=False):
        if not kb.stickyDBMS or force:
            kb.forcedDbms = None
            kb.stickyDBMS = False

    @staticmethod
    def setOs(os):
        if os is None:
            return None

        # Little precaution, in theory this condition should always be false
        elif kb.os is not None and isinstance(os, basestring) and kb.os.lower() != os.lower():
            msg = "sqlmap previously fingerprinted back-end DBMS "
            msg += "operating system %s. However now it has " % kb.os
            msg += "been fingerprinted to be %s. " % os
            msg += "Please, specify which OS is "
            msg += "correct [%s (default)/%s] " % (kb.os, os)

            while True:
                _ = readInput(msg, default=kb.os)

                if _ == kb.os:
                    break
                elif _ == os:
                    kb.os = _.capitalize()
                    break
                else:
                    warnMsg = "invalid value"
                    logger.warn(warnMsg)

        elif kb.os is None and isinstance(os, basestring):
            kb.os = os.capitalize()

        return kb.os

    @staticmethod
    def setOsVersion(version):
        if version is None:
            return None

        elif kb.osVersion is None and isinstance(version, basestring):
            kb.osVersion = version

    @staticmethod
    def setOsServicePack(sp):
        if sp is None:
            return None

        elif kb.osSP is None and isinstance(sp, int):
            kb.osSP = sp

    @staticmethod
    def setArch():
        msg = "what is the back-end database management system architecture?"
        msg += "\n[1] 32-bit (default)"
        msg += "\n[2] 64-bit"

        while True:
            _ = readInput(msg, default='1')

            if isinstance(_, basestring) and _.isdigit() and int(_) in (1, 2):
                kb.arch = 32 if int(_) == 1 else 64
                break
            else:
                warnMsg = "invalid value. Valid values are 1 and 2"
                logger.warn(warnMsg)

        return kb.arch

    # Get methods
    @staticmethod
    def getForcedDbms():
        return aliasToDbmsEnum(kb.get("forcedDbms"))

    @staticmethod
    def getDbms():
        return aliasToDbmsEnum(kb.get("dbms"))

    @staticmethod
    def getErrorParsedDBMSes():
        """
        Returns array with parsed DBMS names till now

        This functions is called to:

        1. Sort the tests, getSortedInjectionTests() - detection phase.
        2. Ask user whether or not skip specific DBMS tests in detection phase,
           lib/controller/checks.py - detection phase.
        3. Sort the fingerprint of the DBMS, lib/controller/handler.py -
           fingerprint phase.
        """

        return kb.htmlFp if kb.get("heuristicTest") == HEURISTIC_TEST.POSITIVE else []

    @staticmethod
    def getIdentifiedDbms():
        dbms = None

        if not kb:
            pass
        elif Backend.getForcedDbms() is not None:
            dbms = Backend.getForcedDbms()
        elif Backend.getDbms() is not None:
            dbms = kb.dbms
        elif conf.get("dbms"):
            dbms = conf.dbms
        elif Backend.getErrorParsedDBMSes():
            dbms = unArrayizeValue(Backend.getErrorParsedDBMSes())
        elif kb.get("injection") and kb.injection.dbms:
            dbms = unArrayizeValue(kb.injection.dbms)

        return aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)

    @staticmethod
    def getVersion():
        if len(kb.dbmsVersion) > 0:
            return kb.dbmsVersion[0]
        else:
            return None

    @staticmethod
    def getVersionList():
        if len(kb.dbmsVersion) > 0:
            return kb.dbmsVersion
        else:
            return None

    @staticmethod
    def getOs():
        return kb.os

    @staticmethod
    def getOsVersion():
        return kb.osVersion

    @staticmethod
    def getOsServicePack():
        return kb.osSP

    @staticmethod
    def getArch():
        if kb.arch is None:
            Backend.setArch()
        return kb.arch

    # Comparison methods
    @staticmethod
    def isDbms(dbms):
        if Backend.getDbms() is not None:
            return Backend.getDbms() == aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)
        else:
            return Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() == aliasToDbmsEnum(dbms)

    @staticmethod
    def isDbmsWithin(aliases):
        return Backend.getDbms() is not None and Backend.getDbms().lower() in aliases

    @staticmethod
    def isVersion(version):
        return Backend.getVersion() is not None and Backend.getVersion() == version

    @staticmethod
    def isVersionWithin(versionList):
        if Backend.getVersionList() is None:
            return False

        for _ in Backend.getVersionList():
            if _ != UNKNOWN_DBMS_VERSION and _ in versionList:
                return True

        return False

    @staticmethod
    def isVersionGreaterOrEqualThan(version):
        return Backend.getVersion() is not None and str(Backend.getVersion()) >= str(version)

    @staticmethod
    def isOs(os):
        return Backend.getOs() is not None and Backend.getOs().lower() == os.lower()

def paramToDict(place, parameters=None):
    """
    Split the parameters into names and values, check if these parameters
    are within the testable parameters and return in a dictionary.
    """

    testableParameters = OrderedDict()

    if place in conf.parameters and not parameters:
        parameters = conf.parameters[place]

    parameters = parameters.replace(", ", ",")
    parameters = re.sub(r"&(\w{1,4});", r"%s\g<1>%s" % (PARAMETER_AMP_MARKER, PARAMETER_SEMICOLON_MARKER), parameters)
    if place == PLACE.COOKIE:
        splitParams = parameters.split(conf.cookieDel or DEFAULT_COOKIE_DELIMITER)
    else:
        splitParams = parameters.split(conf.paramDel or DEFAULT_GET_POST_DELIMITER)

    for element in splitParams:
        element = re.sub(r"%s(.+?)%s" % (PARAMETER_AMP_MARKER, PARAMETER_SEMICOLON_MARKER), r"&\g<1>;", element)
        parts = element.split("=")

        if len(parts) >= 2:
            parameter = urldecode(parts[0].replace(" ", ""))

            if not parameter:
                continue

            if conf.paramDel and conf.paramDel == '\n':
                parts[-1] = parts[-1].rstrip()

            condition = not conf.testParameter
            condition |= parameter in conf.testParameter
            condition |= place == PLACE.COOKIE and len(intersect((PLACE.COOKIE,), conf.testParameter, True)) > 0

            if condition:
                testableParameters[parameter] = "=".join(parts[1:])
                if not conf.multipleTargets and not (conf.csrfToken and parameter == conf.csrfToken):
                    _ = urldecode(testableParameters[parameter], convall=True)
                    if (_.strip(DUMMY_SQL_INJECTION_CHARS) != _\
                      or re.search(r'\A9{3,}', _) or re.search(DUMMY_USER_INJECTION, _))\
                      and not parameter.upper().startswith(GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_COOKIE_PREFIX):
                        warnMsg = "it appears that you have provided tainted parameter values "
                        warnMsg += "('%s') with most probably leftover " % element
                        warnMsg += "chars/statements from manual SQL injection test(s). "
                        warnMsg += "Please, always use only valid parameter values "
                        warnMsg += "so sqlmap could be able to run properly"
                        logger.warn(warnMsg)

                        message = "are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] "
                        test = readInput(message, default="N")
                        if test[0] not in ("y", "Y"):
                            raise SqlmapSilentQuitException
                    elif not _:
                        warnMsg = "provided value for parameter '%s' is empty. " % parameter
                        warnMsg += "Please, always use only valid parameter values "
                        warnMsg += "so sqlmap could be able to run properly"
                        logger.warn(warnMsg)

    if conf.testParameter and not testableParameters:
        paramStr = ", ".join(test for test in conf.testParameter)

        if len(conf.testParameter) > 1:
            warnMsg = "provided parameters '%s' " % paramStr
            warnMsg += "are not inside the %s" % place
            logger.warn(warnMsg)
        else:
            parameter = conf.testParameter[0]

            if not intersect(USER_AGENT_ALIASES + REFERER_ALIASES + HOST_ALIASES, parameter, True):
                debugMsg = "provided parameter '%s' " % paramStr
                debugMsg += "is not inside the %s" % place
                logger.debug(debugMsg)

    elif len(conf.testParameter) != len(testableParameters.keys()):
        for parameter in conf.testParameter:
            if parameter not in testableParameters:
                debugMsg = "provided parameter '%s' " % parameter
                debugMsg += "is not inside the %s" % place
                logger.debug(debugMsg)

    if testableParameters:
        for parameter, value in testableParameters.items():
            if value and not value.isdigit():
                for encoding in ("hex", "base64"):
                    try:
                        decoded = value.decode(encoding)
                        if len(decoded) > MIN_ENCODED_LEN_CHECK and all(_ in string.printable for _ in decoded):
                            warnMsg = "provided parameter '%s' " % parameter
                            warnMsg += "seems to be '%s' encoded" % encoding
                            logger.warn(warnMsg)
                            break
                    except:
                        pass

    return testableParameters

def getManualDirectories():
    directories = None
    pagePath = directoryPath(conf.path)

    defaultDocRoot = DEFAULT_DOC_ROOTS.get(Backend.getOs(), DEFAULT_DOC_ROOTS[OS.LINUX])

    if kb.absFilePaths:
        for absFilePath in kb.absFilePaths:
            if directories:
                break

            if directoryPath(absFilePath) == '/':
                continue

            absFilePath = normalizePath(absFilePath)
            windowsDriveLetter = None

            if isWindowsDriveLetterPath(absFilePath):
                windowsDriveLetter, absFilePath = absFilePath[:2], absFilePath[2:]
                absFilePath = ntToPosixSlashes(posixToNtSlashes(absFilePath))

            if any("/%s/" % _ in absFilePath for _ in GENERIC_DOC_ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAMES):
                for _ in GENERIC_DOC_ROOT_DIRECTORY_NAMES:
                    _ = "/%s/" % _

                    if _ in absFilePath:
                        directories = "%s%s" % (absFilePath.split(_)[0], _)
                        break

            if pagePath and pagePath in absFilePath:
                directories = absFilePath.split(pagePath)[0]
                if windowsDriveLetter:
                    directories = "%s/%s" % (windowsDriveLetter, ntToPosixSlashes(directories))

    directories = normalizePath(directories)

    if directories:
        infoMsg = "retrieved the web server document root: '%s'" % directories
        logger.info(infoMsg)
    else:
        warnMsg = "unable to retrieve automatically the web server "
        warnMsg += "document root"
        logger.warn(warnMsg)

        directories = []

        message = "what do you want to use for writable directory?\n"
        message += "[1] common location(s) ('%s') (default)\n" % ", ".join(root for root in defaultDocRoot)
        message += "[2] custom location(s)\n"
        message += "[3] custom directory list file\n"
        message += "[4] brute force search"
        choice = readInput(message, default="1").strip()

        if choice == "2":
            message = "please provide a comma separate list of absolute directory paths: "
            directories = readInput(message, default="").split(',')
        elif choice == "3":
            message = "what's the list file location?\n"
            listPath = readInput(message, default="")
            checkFile(listPath)
            directories = getFileItems(listPath)
        elif choice == "4":
            targets = set([conf.hostname])
            _ = conf.hostname.split('.')

            if _[0] == "www":
                targets.add('.'.join(_[1:]))
                targets.add('.'.join(_[1:-1]))
            else:
                targets.add('.'.join(_[:-1]))

            targets = filter(None, targets)

            for prefix in BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_PREFIXES.get(Backend.getOs(), DEFAULT_DOC_ROOTS[OS.LINUX]):
                if BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_TARGET_MARK in prefix and re.match(IP_ADDRESS_REGEX, conf.hostname):
                    continue

                for suffix in BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_SUFFIXES:
                    for target in targets:
                        item = "%s/%s" % (prefix, suffix)
                        item = item.replace(BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_TARGET_MARK, target).replace("//", '/').rstrip('/')
                        directories.append(item)

                        if BRUTE_DOC_ROOT_TARGET_MARK not in prefix:
                            break

            infoMsg = "using generated directory list: %s" % ','.join(directories)
            logger.info(infoMsg)

            msg = "use any additional custom directories [Enter for None]: "
            answer = readInput(msg)

            if answer:
                directories.extend(answer.split(','))

        else:
            directories = defaultDocRoot

    return directories

def getAutoDirectories():
    retVal = set()

    if kb.absFilePaths:
        infoMsg = "retrieved web server absolute paths: "
        infoMsg += "'%s'" % ", ".join(ntToPosixSlashes(path) for path in kb.absFilePaths)
        logger.info(infoMsg)

        for absFilePath in kb.absFilePaths:
            if absFilePath:
                directory = directoryPath(absFilePath)
                directory = ntToPosixSlashes(directory)
                retVal.add(directory)
    else:
        warnMsg = "unable to automatically parse any web server path"
        logger.warn(warnMsg)

    _ = extractRegexResult(r"//[^/]+?(?P<result>/.*)/", conf.url)  # web directory

    if _:
        retVal.add(_)

    return list(retVal)

def filePathToSafeString(filePath):
    """
    Returns string representation of a given filepath safe for a single filename usage

    >>> filePathToSafeString('C:/Windows/system32')
    'C__Windows_system32'
    """

    retVal = filePath.replace("/", "_").replace("\\", "_")
    retVal = retVal.replace(" ", "_").replace(":", "_")

    return retVal

def singleTimeDebugMessage(message):
    singleTimeLogMessage(message, logging.DEBUG)

def singleTimeWarnMessage(message):
    singleTimeLogMessage(message, logging.WARN)

def singleTimeLogMessage(message, level=logging.INFO, flag=None):
    if flag is None:
        flag = hash(message)

    if not conf.smokeTest and flag not in kb.singleLogFlags:
        kb.singleLogFlags.add(flag)
        logger.log(level, message)

def boldifyMessage(message):
    retVal = message

    if any(_ in message for _ in BOLD_PATTERNS):
        retVal = setColor(message, True)

    return retVal

def setColor(message, bold=False):
    retVal = message
    level = extractRegexResult(r"\[(?P<result>[A-Z ]+)\]", message) or kb.get("stickyLevel")

    if message and getattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "is_tty", False):  # colorizing handler
        if bold:
            retVal = colored(message, color=None, on_color=None, attrs=("bold",))
        elif level:
            level = getattr(logging, level, None) if isinstance(level, basestring) else level
            _ = LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map.get(level)
            if _:
                background, foreground, bold = _
                retVal = colored(message, color=foreground, on_color="on_%s" % background if background else None, attrs=("bold",) if bold else None)

            kb.stickyLevel = level if message and message[-1] != "\n" else None

    return retVal

def dataToStdout(data, forceOutput=False, bold=False, content_type=None, status=CONTENT_STATUS.IN_PROGRESS):
    """
    Writes text to the stdout (console) stream
    """

    message = ""

    if not kb.get("threadException"):
        if forceOutput or not getCurrentThreadData().disableStdOut:
            if kb.get("multiThreadMode"):
                logging._acquireLock()

            if isinstance(data, unicode):
                message = stdoutencode(data)
            else:
                message = data

            if hasattr(conf, "api"):
                sys.stdout.write(message, status, content_type)
            else:
                sys.stdout.write(setColor(message, bold))

            try:
                sys.stdout.flush()
            except IOError:
                pass

            if kb.get("multiThreadMode"):
                logging._releaseLock()

            kb.prependFlag = isinstance(data, basestring) and (len(data) == 1 and data not in ('\n', '\r') or len(data) > 2 and data[0] == '\r' and data[-1] != '\n')

def dataToTrafficFile(data):
    if not conf.trafficFile:
        return

    try:
        conf.trafficFP.write(data)
        conf.trafficFP.flush()
    except IOError, ex:
        errMsg = "something went wrong while trying "
        errMsg += "to write to the traffic file '%s' ('%s')" % (conf.trafficFile, ex)
        raise SqlmapSystemException(errMsg)

def dataToDumpFile(dumpFile, data):
    dumpFile.write(data)
    dumpFile.flush()

def dataToOutFile(filename, data):
    retVal = None

    if data:
        retVal = os.path.join(conf.filePath, filePathToSafeString(filename))

        try:
            with codecs.open(retVal, "wb", UNICODE_ENCODING) as f:
                f.write(data)
        except IOError, ex:
            errMsg = "something went wrong while trying to write "
            errMsg += "to the output file ('%s')" % ex
            raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)

    return retVal

def readInput(message, default=None, checkBatch=True):
    """
    Reads input from terminal
    """

    retVal = None
    kb.stickyLevel = None

    message = getUnicode(message)

    if "\n" in message:
        message += "%s> " % ("\n" if message.count("\n") > 1 else "")
    elif message[-1] == ']':
        message += " "

    if kb.prependFlag:
        message = "\n%s" % message
        kb.prependFlag = False

    if conf.get("answers"):
        for item in conf.answers.split(','):
            question = item.split('=')[0].strip()
            answer = item.split('=')[1] if len(item.split('=')) > 1 else None
            if answer and question.lower() in message.lower():
                retVal = getUnicode(answer, UNICODE_ENCODING)

                infoMsg = "%s%s" % (message, retVal)
                logger.info(infoMsg)

                debugMsg = "used the given answer"
                logger.debug(debugMsg)

                break

    if retVal is None:
        if checkBatch and conf.get("batch"):
            if isListLike(default):
                options = ",".join(getUnicode(opt, UNICODE_ENCODING) for opt in default)
            elif default:
                options = getUnicode(default, UNICODE_ENCODING)
            else:
                options = unicode()

            dataToStdout("\r%s%s\n" % (message, options), forceOutput=True, bold=True)

            debugMsg = "used the default behaviour, running in batch mode"
            logger.debug(debugMsg)

            retVal = default
        else:
            logging._acquireLock()
            dataToStdout("\r%s" % message, forceOutput=True, bold=True)
            kb.prependFlag = False

            try:
                retVal = raw_input() or default
                retVal = getUnicode(retVal, encoding=sys.stdin.encoding) if retVal else retVal
            except:
                time.sleep(0.05)  # Reference: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/781893
                kb.prependFlag = True
                raise SqlmapUserQuitException

            finally:
                logging._releaseLock()

    return retVal

def randomRange(start=0, stop=1000, seed=None):
    """
    Returns random integer value in given range

    >>> random.seed(0)
    >>> randomRange(1, 500)
    423
    """

    randint = random.WichmannHill(seed).randint if seed is not None else random.randint

    return int(randint(start, stop))

def randomInt(length=4, seed=None):
    """
    Returns random integer value with provided number of digits

    >>> random.seed(0)
    >>> randomInt(6)
    874254
    """

    choice = random.WichmannHill(seed).choice if seed is not None else random.choice

    return int("".join(choice(string.digits if _ != 0 else string.digits.replace('0', '')) for _ in xrange(0, length)))

def randomStr(length=4, lowercase=False, alphabet=None, seed=None):
    """
    Returns random string value with provided number of characters

    >>> random.seed(0)
    >>> randomStr(6)
    'RNvnAv'
    """

    choice = random.WichmannHill(seed).choice if seed is not None else random.choice

    if alphabet:
        retVal = "".join(choice(alphabet) for _ in xrange(0, length))
    elif lowercase:
        retVal = "".join(choice(string.ascii_lowercase) for _ in xrange(0, length))
    else:
        retVal = "".join(choice(string.ascii_letters) for _ in xrange(0, length))

    return retVal

def sanitizeStr(value):
    """
    Sanitizes string value in respect to newline and line-feed characters

    >>> sanitizeStr('foo\\n\\rbar')
    u'foo bar'
    """

    return getUnicode(value).replace("\n", " ").replace("\r", "")

def checkFile(filename):
    """
    Checks for file existence and readability
    """