JR48098: DASHBOARDS.JSP DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO MANUALLY PASS A RELATIVE PATH

Version 8.5 Refresh Pack 5 for the IBM Business Process Manager products
Download Version 8.0.1 Fix Pack 3 for the IBM Business Process Manager products

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you manually pass a relative path to dashboard.jsp as a URL
  query parameter, or you are redirected by servers such as IBM
  Security Access Manager for WebSEAL, IBM Process Portal denies
  the request. Relative paths are valid URL parameters so this
  request should not be denied.
  
  Product Affected
  IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Advanced
  IBM BPM Standard
  IBM BPM Express
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The JR46861 interim fix whitelisted only certain paths for the
  dashboard.jsp URL query parameter to prevent a security risk.
  However, JR46861 did not account for relative paths, which
  should be allowed.
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix for IBM BPM V8.0.1.1 is available that allows a relative
  path to be passed to dashboard.jsp as the URL parameter.
  
  On Fix Central (http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral), search
  for JR48098:
  
  1. Select IBM Business Process Manager with your edition from
  the product selector, the installed version to the fix pack
  level, and your platform, and then click Continue.
  2. Select APAR or SPR, enter JR48098, and click Continue.
  
  When you download fix packages, ensure that you also download
  the readme file for each fix. Review each readme file for
  additional installation instructions and information about the
  fix.
  

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

  BPM STANDARD

• Fixed component ID

  5725C9500

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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