Bug ID 603609: Policy unable to match initial path segment when request-URI starts with "//"

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.1, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 13.0.0

Fixed In:
13.1.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 12.1.3, 11.6.3.3, 11.5.7

Opened: Jul 08, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

HTTP URI path policy does not match when request-URI starts with "//".

Impact

The policy does not match in this case.

Conditions

Policy unable to catch request when HTTP URI path configured to match value anywhere in path or in initial path segment when the request-URI starts with "//".

Workaround

The policy could be modified to scan the full URI instead of just the path element however care should be taken to correctly handle potential matches with absolute URIs or in the query string.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips