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PH60420: ESCAPED CHARACTER IN CDATA SECTION OF A SOAP REQUEST CAUSING XML PARSING PROBLEMS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When a SOAP request contains "<![CDATA[dsjfdskjf" in SOAP
Body, BAW SOAPDataHandler is incorrectly transforming it to
"<![CDATA[dsjfdskjf" which is causing parsing issues.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server users of   *
*                  Web Services feature.                       *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Escaped chacter in CDATA section of     *
*                      SOAP request causes XML parser error    *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Install a fixpack which includes this APAR  *
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When a Web services SOAP request contains
"&lt;![CDATA[dsjfdskjf" in SOAP Body, it gets transformed to
"<![CDATA[dsjfdskjf" which causes problems with some XML
parsers.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • This problem occurred because the data inside a CDATA section
of a SOAP request was not encoded by default. A JVM property:
com.ibm.websphere.webservices.encodeCdata is added to
override the default behavior and allow CDATA section to be
encded.

The fix for this APAR is targeted for inclusion in fix packs
8.5.5.26 and 9.0.5.21. For more information, see 'Recommended
Updates for WebSphere Application Server':
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH60420
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  • Reported component name
    WEBS APP SERV N
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724H8800
    • 

  • Reported release
    850
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2024-03-18
    • 

  • Closed date
    2024-07-18
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2024-07-18
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WEBS APP SERV N
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724H8800
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Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            18 July 2024
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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