Defect HC-16266

Rest framework lacking cross site scripting protection for body parameters

Software

Customer case Applies to Corrected in
CS0296382 V8.0.4.0 8.0.4.29

Observed behavior

When local binding is in place, REST services are not properly detecting prohibited characters.

Expected behavior

Body parameters should be checked for prohibited characters, throwing an exception when they are detected.

Resolution

When local bindings were used, the code was not properly checking for prohibited characters. The code was fixed to properly detect and prevent the problem, throwing an exception.