Unescaping is renamed to escaping

extra/shutils/_sqlmap.py

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ _arguments -C -s \
   '(--invalid-bignum)'--invalid-bignum'[Use big numbers for invalidating values]' \
   '(--invalid-logical)'--invalid-logical'[Use logical operations for invalidating values]' \
   '(--no-cast)'--no-cast'[Turn off payload casting mechanism]' \
-  '(--no-unescape)'--no-unescape'[Turn off string unescaping mechanism]' \
+  '(--no-escape)'--no-unescape'[Turn off string escaping mechanism]' \
   '(--prefix)'--prefix=-'[Injection payload prefix string]:PREFIX' \
   '(--suffix)'--suffix=-'[Injection payload suffix string]:SUFFIX' \
   '(--skip)'--skip=-'[Skip testing for given parameter(s)]:SKIP' \

lib/core/agent.py

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Agent(object):
             return self.payloadDirect(expression)
 
         expression = self.cleanupPayload(expression)
-        expression = unescaper.unescape(expression)
+        expression = unescaper.escape(expression)
         query = None
 
         if where is None and kb.technique and kb.technique in kb.injection.data:
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ class Agent(object):
         else:
             lengthExpr = lengthQuery % expression
 
-        return unescaper.unescape(lengthExpr)
+        return unescaper.escape(lengthExpr)
 
     def forgeCaseStatement(self, expression):
         """

lib/core/common.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from lib.core.convert import unicodeencode
 from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
 from lib.core.decorators import cachedmethod
 from lib.core.dicts import DBMS_DICT
-from lib.core.dicts import DEPRECATED_HINTS
+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 CHARSET_TYPE
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ 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 DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.settings import DESCRIPTION
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_SQL_INJECTION_CHARS
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_USER_INJECTION
@@ -3055,8 +3054,8 @@ def checkDeprecatedOptions(args):
     for _ in args:
         if _ in DEPRECATED_OPTIONS:
             errMsg = "switch/option '%s' is deprecated" % _
-            if _ in DEPRECATED_HINTS:
+            if DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]:
-                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % DEPRECATED_HINTS[_]
+                errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]
             raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
 def evaluateCode(code, variables=None):

lib/core/dicts.py

@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ POST_HINT_CONTENT_TYPES = {
                                 POST_HINT.XML: "application/xml",
                           }
 
-DEPRECATED_HINTS = {
+DEPRECATED_OPTIONS = {
                         "--replicate": "use '--dump-format=SQLITE' instead",
-                   }
+                        "--no-unescape": "use '--no-escape' instead",
+                     }
 
 DUMP_DATA_PREPROCESS = {
                             DBMS.ORACLE: {"XMLTYPE": "(%s).getStringVal()"},  # Reference: https://www.tibcommunity.com/docs/DOC-3643

lib/core/optiondict.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ optDict = {
                                "invalidBignum":     "boolean",
                                "invalidLogical":    "boolean",
                                "noCast":            "boolean",
-                               "noUnescape":        "boolean",
+                               "noEscape":          "boolean",
                                "prefix":            "string",
                                "suffix":            "string",
                                "skip":              "string",

lib/core/settings.py

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ MYSQL_ERROR_CHUNK_LENGTH = 50
 # Maximum length used for retrieving data over MSSQL error based payload due to trimming problems with longer result strings
 MSSQL_ERROR_CHUNK_LENGTH = 100
 
-# Do not unescape the injected statement if it contains any of the following SQL words
+# Do not escape the injected statement if it contains any of the following SQL keywords
 EXCLUDE_UNESCAPE = ("WAITFOR DELAY ", " INTO DUMPFILE ", " INTO OUTFILE ", "CREATE ", "BULK ", "EXEC ", "RECONFIGURE ", "DECLARE ", "'%s'" % CHAR_INFERENCE_MARK)
 
 # Mark used for replacement of reflected values
@@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ HASH_MOD_ITEM_DISPLAY = 11
 # Maximum integer value
 MAX_INT = sys.maxint
 
-# List of deprecated options
-DEPRECATED_OPTIONS = ("--replicate",)
-
 # Parameters to be ignored in detection phase (upper case)
 IGNORE_PARAMETERS = ("__VIEWSTATE", "__VIEWSTATEENCRYPTED", "__EVENTARGUMENT", "__EVENTTARGET", "__EVENTVALIDATION", "ASPSESSIONID", "ASP.NET_SESSIONID", "JSESSIONID", "CFID", "CFTOKEN")
 

lib/core/unescaper.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from lib.core.datatype import AttribDict
 from lib.core.settings import EXCLUDE_UNESCAPE
 
 class Unescaper(AttribDict):
-    def unescape(self, expression, quote=True, dbms=None):
+    def escape(self, expression, quote=True, dbms=None):
-        if conf.noUnescape:
+        if conf.noEscape:
             return expression
 
         if expression is None:

lib/parse/cmdline.py

@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                              action="store_true",
                              help="Turn off payload casting mechanism")
 
-        injection.add_option("--no-unescape", dest="noUnescape",
+        injection.add_option("--no-escape", dest="noEscape",
                              action="store_true",
-                             help="Turn off string unescaping mechanism")
+                             help="Turn off string escaping mechanism")
 
         injection.add_option("--prefix", dest="prefix",
                              help="Injection payload prefix string")

lib/takeover/udf.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class UDF:
         if udfName is None:
             udfName = "sys_exec"
 
-        cmd = unescaper.unescape(self.udfForgeCmd(cmd))
+        cmd = unescaper.escape(self.udfForgeCmd(cmd))
 
         return inject.goStacked("SELECT %s(%s)" % (udfName, cmd), silent)
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class UDF:
 
                 output = new_output
         else:
-            cmd = unescaper.unescape(self.udfForgeCmd(cmd))
+            cmd = unescaper.escape(self.udfForgeCmd(cmd))
 
             inject.goStacked("INSERT INTO %s(%s) VALUES (%s(%s))" % (self.cmdTblName, self.tblField, udfName, cmd))
             output = unArrayizeValue(inject.getValue("SELECT %s FROM %s" % (self.tblField, self.cmdTblName), resumeValue=False, firstChar=first, lastChar=last, safeCharEncode=False))

lib/techniques/blind/inference.py

@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
             _, _, _, _, _, _, fieldToCastStr, _ = agent.getFields(expression)
             nulledCastedField = agent.nullAndCastField(fieldToCastStr)
             expressionReplaced = expression.replace(fieldToCastStr, nulledCastedField, 1)
-            expressionUnescaped = unescaper.unescape(expressionReplaced)
+            expressionUnescaped = unescaper.escape(expressionReplaced)
         else:
-            expressionUnescaped = unescaper.unescape(expression)
+            expressionUnescaped = unescaper.escape(expression)
 
         if length and isinstance(length, basestring) and length.isdigit():
             length = int(length)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
                 else:
                     # e.g.: ... > '%c' -> ... > ORD(..)
                     markingValue = "'%s'" % CHAR_INFERENCE_MARK
-                    unescapedCharValue = unescaper.unescape("'%s'" % decodeIntToUnicode(posValue))
+                    unescapedCharValue = unescaper.escape("'%s'" % decodeIntToUnicode(posValue))
                     forgedPayload = safeStringFormat(payload, (expressionUnescaped, idx)).replace(markingValue, unescapedCharValue)
 
                 result = Request.queryPage(forgedPayload, timeBasedCompare=timeBasedCompare, raise404=False)
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
                     # it via equal against the query output
                     if commonValue is not None:
                         # One-shot query containing equals commonValue
-                        testValue = unescaper.unescape("'%s'" % commonValue) if "'" not in commonValue else unescaper.unescape("%s" % commonValue, quote=False)
+                        testValue = unescaper.escape("'%s'" % commonValue) if "'" not in commonValue else unescaper.escape("%s" % commonValue, quote=False)
                         query = agent.prefixQuery(safeStringFormat("AND (%s) = %s", (expressionUnescaped, testValue)))
                         query = agent.suffixQuery(query)
                         result = Request.queryPage(agent.payload(newValue=query), timeBasedCompare=timeBasedCompare, raise404=False)
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
                     if commonPattern is not None:
                         # Substring-query containing equals commonPattern
                         subquery = queries[Backend.getIdentifiedDbms()].substring.query % (expressionUnescaped, 1, len(commonPattern))
-                        testValue = unescaper.unescape("'%s'" % commonPattern) if "'" not in commonPattern else unescaper.unescape("%s" % commonPattern, quote=False)
+                        testValue = unescaper.escape("'%s'" % commonPattern) if "'" not in commonPattern else unescaper.escape("%s" % commonPattern, quote=False)
                         query = agent.prefixQuery(safeStringFormat("AND (%s) = %s", (subquery, testValue)))
                         query = agent.suffixQuery(query)
                         result = Request.queryPage(agent.payload(newValue=query), timeBasedCompare=timeBasedCompare, raise404=False)

lib/techniques/dns/use.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def dnsUse(payload, expression):
                 expressionReplaced = expression.replace(fieldToCastStr, nulledCastedField, 1)
 
                 expressionRequest = getSQLSnippet(Backend.getIdentifiedDbms(), "dns_request", PREFIX=prefix, QUERY=expressionReplaced, SUFFIX=suffix, DOMAIN=conf.dnsName)
-                expressionUnescaped = unescaper.unescape(expressionRequest)
+                expressionUnescaped = unescaper.escape(expressionRequest)
 
                 if Backend.getIdentifiedDbms() in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.PGSQL):
                     query = agent.prefixQuery("; %s" % expressionUnescaped)

lib/techniques/error/use.py

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def _oneShotErrorUse(expression, field=None):
                 query = agent.prefixQuery(vector)
                 query = agent.suffixQuery(query)
                 injExpression = expression.replace(field, nulledCastedField, 1) if field else expression
-                injExpression = unescaper.unescape(injExpression)
+                injExpression = unescaper.escape(injExpression)
                 injExpression = query.replace("[QUERY]", injExpression)
                 payload = agent.payload(newValue=injExpression)
 

lib/techniques/union/test.py

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def _unionPosition(comment, place, parameter, prefix, suffix, count, where=PAYLO
         randQuery = randomStr(UNION_MIN_RESPONSE_CHARS)
         phrase = "%s%s%s".lower() % (kb.chars.start, randQuery, kb.chars.stop)
         randQueryProcessed = agent.concatQuery("\'%s\'" % randQuery)
-        randQueryUnescaped = unescaper.unescape(randQueryProcessed)
+        randQueryUnescaped = unescaper.escape(randQueryProcessed)
 
         # Forge the union SQL injection request
         query = agent.forgeUnionQuery(randQueryUnescaped, position, count, comment, prefix, suffix, kb.uChar, where)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def _unionPosition(comment, place, parameter, prefix, suffix, count, where=PAYLO
                 randQuery2 = randomStr(UNION_MIN_RESPONSE_CHARS)
                 phrase2 = "%s%s%s".lower() % (kb.chars.start, randQuery2, kb.chars.stop)
                 randQueryProcessed2 = agent.concatQuery("\'%s\'" % randQuery2)
-                randQueryUnescaped2 = unescaper.unescape(randQueryProcessed2)
+                randQueryUnescaped2 = unescaper.escape(randQueryProcessed2)
 
                 # Confirm that it is a full union SQL injection
                 query = agent.forgeUnionQuery(randQueryUnescaped, position, count, comment, prefix, suffix, kb.uChar, where, multipleUnions=randQueryUnescaped2)

lib/techniques/union/use.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _oneShotUnionUse(expression, unpack=True, limited=False):
 
     if retVal is None:
         # Prepare expression with delimiters
-        injExpression = unescaper.unescape(agent.concatQuery(expression, unpack))
+        injExpression = unescaper.escape(agent.concatQuery(expression, unpack))
 
         where = PAYLOAD.WHERE.NEGATIVE if conf.limitStart or conf.limitStop else None
 

lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py

@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ def pivotDumpTable(table, colList, count=None, blind=True):
             for column in colList:
                 def _(pivotValue):
                     if column == colList[0]:
-                        query = dumpNode.query.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, column), unescaper.unescape(pivotValue, False))
+                        query = dumpNode.query.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, column), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
                     else:
-                        query = dumpNode.query2.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, colList[0]), unescaper.unescape(pivotValue, False))
+                        query = dumpNode.query2.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, colList[0]), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
 
                     return unArrayizeValue(inject.getValue(query, blind=blind, time=blind, union=not blind, error=not blind))
 

plugins/dbms/access/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class AccessMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Tak
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.ACCESS] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.ACCESS] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/access/syntax.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if quote:
             while True:
                 index = expression.find("'")
@@ -45,26 +45,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
 
         return expression
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find(")")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.lstrip("CHR(").rstrip(")")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("&")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped).replace("'&'", "")
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/db2/__init__.py

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ class DB2Map(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Takeov
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.DB2] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.DB2] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/db2/syntax.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if expression == u"'''":
             return "CHR(%d)" % (ord("'"))
 
@@ -44,29 +44,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             expression = "||".join("CHR(%d)" % ord(c) for c in expression)
 
         return expression
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        logMsg = "escaping %s" % expression
-        logger.info(logMsg)
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find(")")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.lstrip("CHR(").rstrip(")")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("||")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/firebird/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class FirebirdMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, T
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.FIREBIRD] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.FIREBIRD] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/firebird/syntax.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if isDBMSVersionAtLeast('2.1'):
             if quote:
                 while True:
@@ -47,26 +47,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
 
         return expression
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("ASCII_CHAR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find(")")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.lstrip("ASCII_CHAR(").rstrip(")")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("||")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped).replace("'||'", "")
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/maxdb/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class MaxDBMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Take
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.MAXDB] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.MAXDB] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/maxdb/syntax.py

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
     def __init__(self):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
-        return expression
-
     @staticmethod
     def escape(expression):
         return expression

plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/__init__.py

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ class MSSQLServerMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.MSSQL] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.MSSQL] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/mssqlserver/syntax.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if quote:
             while True:
                 index = expression.find("'")
@@ -36,27 +36,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             expression = "+".join("CHAR(%d)" % ord(c) for c in expression)
 
         return expression
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHAR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find(")")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.replace("CHAR(", "").replace(")", "")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % chr(int(oldUpper))
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        expression = expression.replace("'+'", "")
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/mysql/__init__.py

@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ class MySQLMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Take
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.MYSQL] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.MYSQL] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/mysql/syntax.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if quote:
             unescaped = expression
             for item in re.findall(r"'[^']+'", expression, re.S):
@@ -29,31 +29,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             unescaped = "0x%s" % binascii.hexlify(expression)
 
         return unescaped
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHAR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find(")")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.lstrip("CHAR(").rstrip(")")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split(",")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        original = expression
-        for item in re.findall(r"0x[0-9a-fA-F]+", original, re.S):
-            expression = expression.replace(item, "'%s'" % binascii.unhexlify(item[2:]))
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/oracle/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class OracleMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Tak
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.ORACLE] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.ORACLE] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/oracle/syntax.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if quote:
             while True:
                 index = expression.find("'")
@@ -35,27 +35,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             expression = "||".join("CHR(%d)" % ord(c) for c in expression)
 
         return expression
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find("))")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.replace("CHR(", "").replace(")", "")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("||")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/postgresql/__init__.py

@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ class PostgreSQLMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous,
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.PGSQL] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.PGSQL] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/postgresql/syntax.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         """
         Note: PostgreSQL has a general problem with concenation operator (||) precedence (hence the parentheses enclosing)
               e.g. SELECT 1 WHERE 'a'!='a'||'b' will trigger error ("argument of WHERE must be type boolean, not type text")
@@ -40,27 +40,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             expression = "(%s)" % "||".join("CHR(%d)" % ord(c) for c in expression)
 
         return expression
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find("))")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.replace("CHR(", "").replace(")", "")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("||")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/sqlite/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class SQLiteMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Tak
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.SQLITE] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.SQLITE] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/sqlite/syntax.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         unescaped = expression
 
         if isDBMSVersionAtLeast('3'):
@@ -28,30 +28,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
                 unescaped = "X'%s'" % binascii.hexlify(expression)
 
         return unescaped
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        # Example on SQLite 3, not supported on SQLite 2:
-        # select X'48'||X'656c6c6f20576f726c6400'; -- Hello World
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("X'")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex + 2:].find("'")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ' in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 3
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.replace("X'", "").replace("'", "")
-
-            for i in xrange(len(oldUpper) / 2):
-                char = oldUpper[i * 2:i * 2 + 2]
-                escaped = "'%s'" % chr(int(char, 16))
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        return expression

plugins/dbms/sybase/__init__.py

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ class SybaseMap(Syntax, Fingerprint, Enumeration, Filesystem, Miscellaneous, Tak
         Miscellaneous.__init__(self)
         Takeover.__init__(self)
 
-    unescaper[DBMS.SYBASE] = Syntax.unescape
+    unescaper[DBMS.SYBASE] = Syntax.escape

plugins/dbms/sybase/syntax.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
         GenericSyntax.__init__(self)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
+    def escape(expression, quote=True):
         if quote:
             while True:
                 index = expression.find("'")
@@ -35,27 +35,3 @@ class Syntax(GenericSyntax):
             expression = "+".join("CHAR(%d)" % ord(c) for c in expression)
 
         return expression
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def escape(expression):
-        while True:
-            index = expression.find("CHAR(")
-            if index == -1:
-                break
-
-            firstIndex = index
-            index = expression[firstIndex:].find("))")
-
-            if index == -1:
-                raise SqlmapSyntaxException("Unenclosed ) in '%s'" % expression)
-
-            lastIndex = firstIndex + index + 1
-            old = expression[firstIndex:lastIndex]
-            oldUpper = old.upper()
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.replace("CHAR(", "").replace(")", "")
-            oldUpper = oldUpper.split("+")
-
-            escaped = "'%s'" % "".join(chr(int(char)) for char in oldUpper)
-            expression = expression.replace(old, escaped)
-
-        return expression

plugins/generic/syntax.py

@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ class Syntax:
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def unescape(expression, quote=True):
-        errMsg = "'unescape' method must be defined "
-        errMsg += "into the specific DBMS plugin"
-        raise SqlmapUndefinedMethod(errMsg)
-
     @staticmethod
     def escape(expression):
         errMsg = "'escape' method must be defined "
-        errMsg += "into the specific DBMS plugin"
+        errMsg += "inside the specific DBMS plugin"
         raise SqlmapUndefinedMethod(errMsg)

sqlmap.conf

@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ invalidLogical = False
 # Valid: True or False
 noCast = False
 
-# Turn off string unescaping mechanism
+# Turn off string escaping mechanism
 # Valid: True or False
-noUnescape = False
+noEscape = False
 
 # Injection payload prefix string.
 prefix =