Function scan_start

lib/utils/api.py:499–525

Launch a scan

(taskid)

# Handle scans
@post("/scan/<taskid>/start")
def scan_start(taskid):
    """
    Launch a scan
    """

    if taskid not in DataStore.tasks:
        logger.warning("[%s] Invalid task ID provided to scan_start()" % taskid)
        return jsonize({"success": False, "message": "Invalid task ID"})

    if request.json is None:
        logger.warning("[%s] Invalid JSON options provided to scan_start()" % taskid)
        return jsonize({"success": False, "message": "Invalid JSON options"})

    for key in request.json:
        if key in RESTAPI_UNSUPPORTED_OPTIONS:
            logger.warning("[%s] Unsupported option '%s' provided to scan_start()" % (taskid, key))
            return jsonize({"success": False, "message": "Unsupported option '%s'" % key})

    # Initialize sqlmap engine's options with user's provided options, if any
    for option, value in request.json.items():
        DataStore.tasks[taskid].set_option(option, value)

    # Launch sqlmap engine in a separate process
    DataStore.tasks[taskid].engine_start()

    logger.debug("(%s) Started scan" % taskid)
    return jsonize({"success": True, "engineid": DataStore.tasks[taskid].engine_get_id()})

@get("/scan/<taskid>/stop")
def scan_stop(taskid):