diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index c5136ca6f..8d6eb2c59 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import DBMS_DIRECTORY_NAME
 from lib.core.enums import OS
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.2.3.39"
+VERSION = "1.2.3.40"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index ab1aa2f6b..98d0de3b9 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _setRequestParams():
                 if not (kb.processUserMarks and kb.customInjectionMark in conf.data):
                     conf.data = getattr(conf.data, UNENCODED_ORIGINAL_VALUE, conf.data)
                     conf.data = conf.data.replace(kb.customInjectionMark, ASTERISK_MARKER)
-                    conf.data = re.sub(r'("(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s*:\s*"[^"]*)"', functools.partial(process, repl=r'\g<1>%s"' % kb.customInjectionMark), conf.data)
+                    conf.data = re.sub(r'("(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s*:\s*".+?)"(?<!\\")', functools.partial(process, repl=r'\g<1>%s"' % kb.customInjectionMark), conf.data)
                     conf.data = re.sub(r'("(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s*:\s*)(-?\d[\d\.]*)\b', functools.partial(process, repl=r'\g<1>\g<3>%s' % kb.customInjectionMark), conf.data)
                     conf.data = re.sub(r'("(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s*:\s*)((true|false|null))\b', functools.partial(process, repl=r'\g<1>\g<3>%s' % kb.customInjectionMark), conf.data)
                     match = re.search(r'(?P<name>[^"]+)"\s*:\s*\[([^\]]+)\]', conf.data)
diff --git a/txt/checksum.md5 b/txt/checksum.md5
index 30994d236..2e52146ef 100644
--- a/txt/checksum.md5
+++ b/txt/checksum.md5
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ ffa5f01f39b17c8d73423acca6cfe86a  lib/core/readlineng.py
 0c3eef46bdbf87e29a3f95f90240d192  lib/core/replication.py
 a7db43859b61569b601b97f187dd31c5  lib/core/revision.py
 fcb74fcc9577523524659ec49e2e964b  lib/core/session.py
-0e552878afbf998e3eaa913dee384aa9  lib/core/settings.py
+36c768f8c13856d626fc96a08e9e6098  lib/core/settings.py
 0dfc2ed40adf72e302291f6ecd4406f6  lib/core/shell.py
 a7edc9250d13af36ac0108f259859c19  lib/core/subprocessng.py
-12f8c42ed742581644f6476a7d80dcf8  lib/core/target.py
+a35efa7bec9f1e6cedf17c9830a79241  lib/core/target.py
 72d499ca8d792e90a1ebfb2ad2341a51  lib/core/testing.py
 de9922a29c71a235cb95a916ff925db2  lib/core/threads.py
 c40758411bb0bd68764d78e0bb72bd0f  lib/core/unescaper.py