PI50905: INVALID URL REQUEST VALUES NEED MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS IN THE EXCEPTION PRODUCED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a URL request is audited for valid values, there should
  be
  more detail than today's
  current:java.lang.IllegalArgumentException.     There are
  multiple things that could be wrong and share some
  additional
  detail on why the URI was an illegal argument would be more
  helpful information.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Exception from WSUtil.resolveURI method *
  *                      does not provide sufficient             *
  *                      information.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If a user invokes the WSUtil.resolveURI(String uri) method with
  a URL that contains more parent directories than actual
  directories, this method will throw an IllegalArgumentException,
  but the message text in the exception does not explain what is
  invalid.  It should.
  
  Here is an example of an invalid URI that contains more parent
  directories than actual directories:
  /dir1/dir2/../../../../someFile.txt
  
  This is an invalid argument to the resolveURI method, but it is
  not clear from the exception why it is invalid.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is to improve the message in the exception
  thrown.  The message from the exception will now look like
  this:
  The specified URI, <uri>, is invalid because it contains more
  references to parent directories ("..") than is possible.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 8.5.5.9.  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

  LIBERTY PROF -

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6514

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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