Bug ID 758085: CAPTCHA Custom Response fails when using certain characters

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

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

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5

Fixed In:
15.0.0, 14.1.0.6

Opened: Feb 08, 2019

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

When setting the CAPTCHA Custom Response in the Bot Defense GUI, saving the profile fails when using certain characters. For example, using the following response will return the error: 'black' unknown property This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submission. <p style="color: black; padding-right:20px"> <br> %BOTDEFENSE.captcha.image% %BOTDEFENSE.captcha.change% <br> <b>What code is in the image\?</b> %BOTDEFENSE.captcha.solution% <br> %BOTDEFENSE.captcha.submit% <br> <br> Your support ID is: %BOTDEFENSE.captcha.support_id%.

Impact

Cannot configure custom CAPTCHA response in the Bot Defense Profile GUI.

Conditions

Attempting to configure custom CAPTCHA response in the Bot Defense profile GUI.

Workaround

Use TMSH or REST API to configure the CAPTCHA Custom Response.

Fix Information

Configuring custom CAPTCHA response page in the Bot Defense Profile no longer fails when using certain characters.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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