Bug ID 422413: APM Form-based login and special characters

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.3.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Jun 03, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K17489

Symptoms

APM form based SSOv2 login form does not support some special characters like [ in parameter names. When a user tries to login, a java script error will occur.

Impact

Form submit failure causes poor usability.

Conditions

Usage of special character like [ in parameter name of form based SSOv2 login form

Workaround

_f5form.login[username].value could be replaced in custom script witn _f5form['login[username]'].value.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips