Adding deprecated options (along with obsolete)

lib/core/common.py

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ 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 OBSOLETE_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.dicts import SQL_STATEMENTS
 from lib.core.enums import ADJUST_TIME_DELAY
@@ -4466,9 +4467,9 @@ def getHostHeader(url):
 
     return retVal
 
-def checkObsoleteOptions(args):
+def checkOldOptions(args):
     """
-    Checks for obsolete options
+    Checks for obsolete/deprecated options
     """
 
     for _ in args:
@@ -4478,6 +4479,11 @@ def checkObsoleteOptions(args):
             if OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]:
                 errMsg += " (hint: %s)" % OBSOLETE_OPTIONS[_]
             raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
+        elif _ in DEPRECATED_OPTIONS:
+            warnMsg = "switch/option '%s' is deprecated" % _
+            if DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]:
+                warnMsg += " (hint: %s)" % DEPRECATED_OPTIONS[_]
+            logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
 def checkSystemEncoding():
     """

lib/core/dicts.py

@@ -290,10 +290,13 @@ OBSOLETE_OPTIONS = {
     "--purge-output": "use '--purge' instead",
     "--check-payload": None,
     "--check-waf": None,
-    "--identify-waf": "functionality being done automatically",
     "--pickled-options": "use '--api -c ...' instead",
 }
 
+DEPRECATED_OPTIONS = {
+    "--identify-waf": "functionality being done automatically",
+}
+
 DUMP_DATA_PREPROCESS = {
     DBMS.ORACLE: {"XMLTYPE": "(%s).getStringVal()"},  # Reference: https://www.tibcommunity.com/docs/DOC-3643
     DBMS.MSSQL: {"IMAGE": "CONVERT(VARBINARY(MAX),%s)"},

lib/core/settings.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.6.24"
+VERSION = "1.3.6.25"
 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)

lib/parse/cmdline.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from optparse import OptionGroup
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from optparse import SUPPRESS_HELP
 
-from lib.core.common import checkObsoleteOptions
+from lib.core.common import checkOldOptions
 from lib.core.common import checkSystemEncoding
 from lib.core.common import dataToStdout
 from lib.core.common import expandMnemonics
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from lib.core.data import cmdLineOptions
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.defaults import defaults
+from lib.core.dicts import DEPRECATED_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.enums import AUTOCOMPLETE_TYPE
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapShellQuitException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapSyntaxException
@@ -789,7 +790,7 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
             _.append(getUnicode(arg, encoding=sys.stdin.encoding))
 
         argv = _
-        checkObsoleteOptions(argv)
+        checkOldOptions(argv)
 
         prompt = "--sqlmap-shell" in argv
 
@@ -854,6 +855,8 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
             elif re.search(r"\A-\w=.+", argv[i]):
                 dataToStdout("[!] potentially miswritten (illegal '=') short option detected ('%s')\n" % argv[i])
                 raise SystemExit
+            elif argv[i] in DEPRECATED_OPTIONS:
+                argv[i] = ""
             elif argv[i].startswith("--tamper"):
                 if tamperIndex is None:
                     tamperIndex = i if '=' in argv[i] else (i + 1 if i + 1 < len(argv) and not argv[i + 1].startswith('-') else None)