Implementing switch --no-logging (#4484)

Author: stamparm

lib/core/dump.py

@@ -79,18 +79,19 @@ def _write(self, data, newline=True, console=True, content_type=None):
         elif console:
             dataToStdout(text)
 
-        multiThreadMode = kb.multiThreadMode
-        if multiThreadMode:
-            self._lock.acquire()
+        if self._outputFP:
+            multiThreadMode = kb.multiThreadMode
+            if multiThreadMode:
+                self._lock.acquire()
 
-        try:
-            self._outputFP.write(text)
-        except IOError as ex:
-            errMsg = "error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')" % getSafeExString(ex)
-            raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
+            try:
+                self._outputFP.write(text)
+            except IOError as ex:
+                errMsg = "error occurred while writing to log file ('%s')" % getSafeExString(ex)
+                raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
 
-        if multiThreadMode:
-            self._lock.release()
+            if multiThreadMode:
+                self._lock.release()
 
         kb.dataOutputFlag = True
 
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@ def flush(self):
                 pass
 
     def setOutputFile(self):
+        if conf.noLogging:
+            self._outputFP = None
+            return
+
         self._outputFile = os.path.join(conf.outputPath, "log")
         try:
             self._outputFP = openFile(self._outputFile, "ab" if not conf.flushSession else "wb")

lib/core/optiondict.py

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
         "dependencies": "boolean",
         "disableColoring": "boolean",
         "listTampers": "boolean",
+        "noLogging": "boolean",
         "offline": "boolean",
         "purge": "boolean",
         "resultsFile": "string",

lib/core/settings.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.6.3.18"
+VERSION = "1.6.3.19"
 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

@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
         miscellaneous.add_argument("--list-tampers", dest="listTampers", action="store_true",
             help="Display list of available tamper scripts")
 
+        miscellaneous.add_argument("--no-logging", dest="noLogging", action="store_true",
+            help="Disable logging to a file")
+
         miscellaneous.add_argument("--offline", dest="offline", action="store_true",
             help="Work in offline mode (only use session data)")
 

sqlmap.conf

@@ -833,10 +833,14 @@ dependencies = False
 # Valid: True or False
 disableColoring = False
 
-# Display list of available tamper scripts
+# Display list of available tamper scripts.
 # Valid: True or False
 listTampers = False
 
+# Disable logging to a file.
+# Valid: True or False
+noLogging = False
+
 # Work in offline mode (only use session data)
 # Valid: True or False
 offline = False