Bug ID 551803: [Portal Access] Links targeting new window must not be rewritten as script

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
13.0.0

Opened: Oct 09, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Code for dynamic <base> handling tries to rewrite absolute-path references as a 'javascript:location=...'. This does not work for links with target='_blank', or other ways to open link in a new document.

Impact

Can end up with broken links.

Conditions

A Ref link with target not rewritten correctly.

Workaround

iRule workaround specific to the backend web application available upon request.

Fix Information

Links with target must be correctly rewritten.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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