Bug ID 551882: XML false positive violation

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5, 11.6.0 HF6, 11.6.0 HF7, 11.6.0 HF8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 HF1, 11.6.1 HF2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 HF1, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4

Fixed In:
12.1.0

Opened: Oct 11, 2015

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

An XML false positive violation occurs.

Impact

A false positive violation.

Conditions

The XML contains a CDATA section. The last character in the CDATA is ']'.

Workaround

N/A

Fix Information

ASM correctly handles XML CDATA section termination.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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