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core: AllowEncodedSlashes new option NoDecode to allow encoded slashes
in request URL path info but not decode them. Change behavior of option "On" to decode the encoded slashes as 2.0 and 2.2 do. PR 35256, PR 46830. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1082196 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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Changes with Apache 2.3.12
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*) core: AllowEncodedSlashes new option NoDecode to allow encoded slashes
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in request URL path info but not decode them. Change behavior of option
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"On" to decode the encoded slashes as 2.0 and 2.2 do. PR 35256,
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PR 46830. [Dan Poirier]
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*) mod_ssl: Check SNI hostname against Host header case-insensitively.
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PR 49491. [Mayank Agrawal <magrawal.08 gmail.com>]
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‎docs/manual/mod/core.xml‎

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<name>AllowEncodedSlashes</name>
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<description>Determines whether encoded path separators in URLs are allowed to
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be passed through</description>
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<syntax>AllowEncodedSlashes On|Off</syntax>
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<syntax>AllowEncodedSlashes On|Off|NoDecode</syntax>
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<default>AllowEncodedSlashes Off</default>
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<contextlist><context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
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</contextlist>
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<compatibility>Available in Apache httpd 2.0.46 and later</compatibility>
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<compatibility>Available in Apache httpd 2.0.46 and later.
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NoDecode option available in 2.3.12 and later.</compatibility>
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<usage>
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<p>The <directive>AllowEncodedSlashes</directive> directive allows URLs
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which contain encoded path separators (<code>%2F</code> for <code>/</code>
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and additionally <code>%5C</code> for <code>\</code> on according systems)
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to be used. Normally such URLs are refused with a 404 (Not found) error.</p>
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to be used in the path info.</p>
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<p>With the default value, <code>Off</code>, such URLs are refused
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with a 404 (Not found) error.</p>
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<p>With the value <code>On</code>, such URLs are accepted, and encoded
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slashes are decoded like all other encoded characters.</p>
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<p>With the value <code>NoDecode</code>, such URLs are accepted, but
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encoded slashes are not decoded but left in their encoded state.</p>
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<p>Turning <directive>AllowEncodedSlashes</directive> <code>On</code> is
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mostly useful when used in conjunction with <code>PATH_INFO</code>.</p>
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<note><title>Note</title>
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<p>Allowing encoded slashes does <em>not</em> imply <em>decoding</em>.
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Occurrences of <code>%2F</code> or <code>%5C</code> (<em>only</em> on
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according systems) will be left as such in the otherwise decoded URL
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string.</p>
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<p>If encoded slashes are needed in path info, use of <code>NoDecode</code> is
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strongly recommended as a security measure. Allowing slashes
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to be decoded could potentially allow unsafe paths.</p>
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</note>
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</usage>
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<seealso><directive module="core">AcceptPathInfo</directive></seealso>

‎include/ap_mmn.h‎

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util_ldap_state_t.connectionPoolTTL,
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util_ldap_connection_t.freed, and
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util_ldap_connection_t.rebind_pool.
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* 20110312.1 (2.3.12-dev) Add core_dir_config.decode_encoded_slashes.
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*/
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#define MODULE_MAGIC_COOKIE 0x41503234UL /* "AP24" */
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#ifndef MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER_MAJOR
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#define MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER_MAJOR 20110312
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#endif
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#define MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER_MINOR 0 /* 0...n */
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#define MODULE_MAGIC_NUMBER_MINOR 1 /* 0...n */
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/**
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‎include/http_core.h‎

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struct ap_logconf *log;
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unsigned int decode_encoded_slashes : 1; /* whether to decode encoded slashes in URLs */
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} core_dir_config;
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/* macro to implement off by default behaviour */

‎include/httpd.h‎

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* @param url The url to unescape
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* @return 0 on success, non-zero otherwise
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*/
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AP_DECLARE(int) ap_unescape_url_keep2f(char *url);
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AP_DECLARE(int) ap_unescape_url_keep2f(char *url, int decode_slashes);
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/**
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* Convert all double slashes to single slashes

‎server/core.c‎

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conf->enable_mmap = ENABLE_MMAP_UNSET;
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conf->enable_sendfile = ENABLE_SENDFILE_UNSET;
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static const char *set_allow2f(cmd_parms *cmd, void *d_, int arg)
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static const char *set_allow2f(cmd_parms *cmd, void *d_, const char *arg)
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if (0 == strcasecmp(arg, "on")) {
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d->allow_encoded_slashes = 1;
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d->decode_encoded_slashes = 1; /* for compatibility with 2.0 & 2.2 */
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} else if (0 == strcasecmp(arg, "off")) {
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d->allow_encoded_slashes = 0;
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d->decode_encoded_slashes = 0;
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} else if (0 == strcasecmp(arg, "nodecode")) {
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d->allow_encoded_slashes = 1;
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d->decode_encoded_slashes = 0;
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} else {
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return apr_pstrcat(cmd->pool,
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cmd->cmd->name, " must be On, Off, or NoDecode",
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NULL);
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‎server/request.c‎

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