URLs with %2f give apache 404
Bug #823958 reported by
Aaron Bentley
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Launchpad itself |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If you visit a URL with %2f substituted for a slash, you get an apache 404, not a Launchpad "Lost something?" page. For example,
https:/
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This is a feature not a bug. This feature caught me too :)
Apache 404s urls with %2f and %5c "/" and "\" as a security feature. This can be disabled as described in the docs :
http:// httpd.apache. org/docs/ current/ mod/core. html#allowencod edslashes