Bug ID 949781: Possible blocking on bad IP reputation

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Fixed In:
17.0.0

Opened: Sep 30, 2020

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Bad ip reputation as part of Bot Defense verification causes suspicious classification, and therefore mitigation, by itself.

Impact

Clients are mitigated when they should not be.

Conditions

-- Bot Defense profile is attached to Virtual Server. -- Intrusive mitigation action is configured for "Suspicious Browser" class. -- Client IP appears in bad IP reputation database.

Workaround

Suspicious Javascript free score can be increased via a BigDB variable: tmsh modify sys db botdefense.suspicious_jsfree_score value 60

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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