Bug ID 526124: Parameter matching inconsistency

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1 HF1, 11.5.1 HF2, 11.5.1 HF3, 11.5.1 HF4, 11.5.1 HF5, 11.5.1 HF6, 11.5.1 HF7, 11.5.1 HF8, 11.5.1 HF9, 11.5.1 HF10, 11.5.1 HF11, 11.5.2 HF1, 11.5.3 HF1, 11.5.3 HF2, 11.5.4 HF1, 11.5.4 HF2, 11.5.4 HF3, 11.5.4 HF4

Fixed In:
11.6.0 HF6

Opened: Jun 02, 2015

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Sometimes valid parameters from request are not matched to configured protected parameters. May work correctly in one browser while failing to work in another.

Impact

Configured parameter won't be matched.

Conditions

Request is bigger than one xfrag and parameter name is divided between two xfrags.

Workaround

Remove unimportant cookies or add dummy cookies in order to shift parameter name inside the request. May resolve the issue. Differ between browsers.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips