Bug ID 783165: Bot Defense whitelists does not apply for url "Any" after modifying the Bot Defense profile

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, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 14.1.2.5, 14.1.2.6, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1, 15.1.0.2, 15.1.0.3, 15.1.0.4

Fixed In:
16.0.0, 15.1.0.5, 14.1.2.7

Opened: May 17, 2019

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When creating a whitelist in the Bot Defense profile with url "Any" - after modifying the Bot Defense log profile, the whitelist does not apply anymore.

Impact

Whitelist does not apply - users from the defined IP/GEO location might be blocked.

Conditions

-- Bot Defense profile is attached to the Virtual Server -- Adding a whitelist to the Bot Defense profile with url "Any" -- Modifying the Bot Defense profile afterwards.

Workaround

Delete and add the whitelist after modifying the profile.

Fix Information

Keep the whitelist as is when updating bot profile.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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