PI31447: THE SERVER ADDS A /(SLASH) TO RESPONSE URI IF THE INBOUND REQUEST URI HAS A ;(SEMI-COLON)

8.5.5.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 6
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
8.5.5.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 7
8.5.5.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 8
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If semicolon is included at the end of the URI, WebSphere
  Application Server adds a slash at the end. The customer would
  like to delete semi-colon and slash from the response.
  For example:
  <Request of browser>
  http://xx.xx.xx.xx./test/;
  <Response of Application Server>
  http://xx.xx.xx.xx./test/;/
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM WebSphere Application Server Full       *
  *                  Profile versions 8.0 and 8.5.5, and         *
  *                  Liberty Profile version 8.5.5 users of      *
  *                  WebContainer.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the inbound request URI ends with    *
  *                      a semi-colon while redirecting to the   *
  *                      welcome page, a trailing slash is       *
  *                      added to the URI.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If a request to the context root followed by a slash and a
  semi-colon is made, and there is no matching servlet mapping,
  the server adds a trailing slash to the inbound URI when
  redirecting to the welcome page. This might cause problems
  with relative links on the welcome page as every link will
  generate a request containing the semi-colon in the URI.
  For example:
  An inbound request http://host/contextRoot/; will be
  redirected to the welcome page and the URL will be set as
  http://host/contextRoot/;/.
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebContainer code was modified to ignore the semicolon and
  everything after it when redirecting to the welcome page when
  a new WebContainer custom property is set.
  
  A new WebContainer custom property needs to be set to enable
  this behavior:
  
  Name:
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.ignoreSemiColonOnRedirectToWelcomePage
  
  Values: true / false (default)
  
  
  Please refer to the following technote for instructions on
  enabling WebContainer custom properties:
  
  Full profile:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rss=180&uid=swg21284395
  
  Liberty profile:
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21597753
  
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.11 and 8.5.5.6. Please refer to the
  recommended updates page for delivery  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP