some code refactoring and beautification

lib/core/common.py

@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ def parseXmlFile(xmlFile, handler):
 
 def readCachedFileContent(filename, mode='rb'):
     if filename not in kb.cache.content:
-        kb.data.cacheLock.acquire()
+        kb.locks.cacheLock.acquire()
 
         if filename not in kb.cache.content:
             checkFile(filename)
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ def readCachedFileContent(filename, mode='rb'):
             kb.cache.content[filename] = content
             xfile.close()
 
-        kb.data.cacheLock.release()
+        kb.locks.cacheLock.release()
     
     return kb.cache.content[filename]
 

lib/core/option.py

@@ -1028,8 +1028,6 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes():
     kb.commonOutputs   = None
 
     kb.data            = advancedDict()
-    kb.data.cacheLock  = threading.Lock()
-    kb.data.seqLock    = None
 
     # Basic back-end DBMS fingerprint
     kb.dbms            = None
@@ -1053,6 +1051,11 @@ def __setKnowledgeBaseAttributes():
     kb.keywords        = set(getFileItems(paths.SQL_KEYWORDS))
     kb.lastErrorPage   = None
     kb.lastRequestUID  = 0
+
+    kb.locks           = advancedDict()
+    kb.locks.cacheLock = threading.Lock()
+    kb.locks.seqLock   = None
+
     kb.nullConnection  = None
 
     # Back-end DBMS underlying operating system fingerprint via banner (-b)

lib/request/comparison.py

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def comparison(page, headers=None, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
         else:
             page = re.sub('(?s)%s.+%s' % (prefix, postfix), '%s%s' % (prefix, postfix), page)
 
-    if kb.data.seqLock:
-        kb.data.seqLock.acquire()
+    if kb.locks.seqLock:
+        kb.locks.seqLock.acquire()
 
     if not conf.eRegexp and not conf.eString and kb.nullConnection:
         ratio = 1. * pageLength / len(conf.seqMatcher.a)
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def comparison(page, headers=None, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
         conf.seqMatcher.set_seq2(page if not conf.textOnly else getFilteredPageContent(page))
         ratio = round(conf.seqMatcher.ratio(), 3)
 
-    if kb.data.seqLock:
-        kb.data.seqLock.release()
+    if kb.locks.seqLock:
+        kb.locks.seqLock.release()
 
     # If the url is stable and we did not set yet the match ratio and the
     # current injected value changes the url page content

lib/techniques/blind/inference.py

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
         idxlock = threading.Lock()
         iolock  = threading.Lock()
         valuelock  = threading.Lock()
-        kb.data.seqLock = threading.Lock()
+        kb.locks.seqLock = threading.Lock()
         conf.threadContinue = True
 
         def downloadThread():
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
         if conf.verbose >= 1 and not showEta and infoMsg:
             dataToStdout(infoMsg)
 
-        kb.data.seqLock = None
+        kb.locks.seqLock = None
 
     # No multi-threading (--threads = 1)
     else: