Bug ID 724032: Searching Request Log for value containing backslash does not return expected result

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP ASM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 14.0.0.5, 13.1.1.2

Opened: Jun 13, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Searching within Request Log for a value containing backslash does not return the expected result. This happens because escaping of backslashes in REST API access is handled differently with 'eq' and 'contains' filters.

Impact

Search within Request Log record containing backslash does not return the expected result.

Conditions

Searching within Request Log for a value containing backslash.

Workaround

Backslashes in REST API requests should be doubled when searching using 'contains' filter, but must not be doubled when searching with 'eq' filter.

Fix Information

Searching within Request Log for a value containing backslash returns the expected result.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips