java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException Encoder class (org.owasp.esapi.reference.DefaultEncoder) CTOR threw exception

Question

I'm a newbie to ESAPIm and I've been looking for answers for days. I got the following error:

Attempting to load ESAPI.properties via file I/O.
Attempting to load ESAPI.properties as resource file via file I/O.
Not found in 'org.owasp.esapi.resources' directory or file not readable: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\TEM - Workspace\testSecurity\ESAPI.properties
Not found in SystemResource Directory/resourceDirectory: .esapi\ESAPI.properties
Found in 'user.home' directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\esapi\ESAPI.properties
Loaded 'ESAPI.properties' properties file
Attempting to load validation.properties via file I/O.
Attempting to load validation.properties as resource file via file I/O.
Not found in 'org.owasp.esapi.resources' directory or file not readable: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\TEM - Workspace\testSecurity\validation.properties
Not found in SystemResource Directory/resourceDirectory: .esapi\validation.properties
Found in 'user.home' directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\esapi\validation.properties
Loaded 'validation.properties' properties file
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException Encoder class (org.owasp.esapi.reference.DefaultEncoder) CTOR threw exception

Hoping to find real answers as soon as possible. This is my code for login using ESAPI:

/* throws SQLExceptions */
public void login(String username, String password)
{
    try
    {
        if(con == null)
            connect();
        if(con != null)
        {
            Codec ORACLE_CODEC = new OracleCodec();

            String query = "SELECT * FROM tblmember where username = '"+ ESAPI.encoder().encodeForSQL(ORACLE_CODEC, username) +"'AND password '"+ESAPI.encoder().encodeForSQL(ORACLE_CODEC, password)+"' FROM ";

            stm = con.createStatement();
            rs = stm.executeQuery(query);

            if(rs.next())
            {
                System.out.println(rs.getString("address"));
                System.out.println(ESAPI.encoder().encodeForSQL(ORACLE_CODEC,"address"));
            }
        }
        else
        {
            System.out.println("Not Connected!");
        }
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        System.out.println(ex.getMessage() + " login");
    }           
}

public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException 
{
    SQLInjection sq = new SQLInjection();
    sq.login("username", "password");
}

Thank you very much for your response :)

Answer 1

Just to give you a tip on using APIs, always make sure that you read the documentation(s) included. There you may find information that will give you an aid in using the API. I believe this was a dependency issue. You can check it here.

Hope this helps.