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Wasfi_Bounni
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Mar 03, 2021
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Http requests with the question mark symbol "?" in the URL are not being blocked although disallowed in the URL character list

Hi;   Http requests with the question mark symbol "?" in the URL are not being blocked although "?" isdisallowed in the URL character list.   for example http://www.xyx.com/?/file.extension ...
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  • Simon_Blakely's avatar
    Simon_Blakely
    Mar 03, 2021

    You would either do that in an irule (on HTTP_REQUEST)

     

    Or look at the

    Security  ››  Application Security : Parameters : Parameters List  ››  Parameter Properties

    for the * (wildcard) parameter

     

    In the Name Meta Characters tab, select

    Check characters on this parameter name

     

    / is already disallowed in the metacharacters

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Wasfi_Bounni
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Mar 03, 2021

Thank you Simon. My aim is to block a URL that have the quetion mark in the manner asked. i.e. followed by any / character. However, if the question mark comes after the final / in the URL path, then I want it to be allowed: For example: http://www.xyz.com/abc/klm/file.php?

 

As I said, the question mark symbol is disallowed in the ASM policy under the URL character set section.

 

Kindly

Wasfi

  • Simon_Blakely's avatar
    Simon_Blakely
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    Mar 03, 2021

    You would either do that in an irule (on HTTP_REQUEST)

     

    Or look at the

    Security  ››  Application Security : Parameters : Parameters List  ››  Parameter Properties

    for the * (wildcard) parameter

     

    In the Name Meta Characters tab, select

    Check characters on this parameter name

     

    / is already disallowed in the metacharacters