APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
AST 8.7.0.1: 'Scan is Incomplete' warning. Listed as 'User interaction is needed', but Automatic Form Fill has the necessary values. Involves the '__EVENTTARGET' and '__EVENTARGUMENT' parameters. The reason they are not in the Automatic Form Fill (AFF) is that they are excluded from it due to the Advanced Configuration: '1910 Special patterns: Exclude from Automatic Form Fill ^CFID __EVENTVALIDATION __VIEWSTATE ^CFTOKEN __EVENTARGUMENT __EVENTTARGET ^BV_' The problem is that AppScan ignores this setting during the automatic explore. When a URL containing these parameters is discovered during the auto explore, AppScan finds that there are parameters with no value (application specific) and no entry in the Automatic Form Fill. ?input type='hidden' name='__EVENTTARGET' id='__EVENTTARGET' value='' /? ?input type='hidden' name='__EVENTARGUMENT' id='__EVENTARGUMENT' value='' /? Therefore, AppScan reports 'Scan is Incomplete' and the URL is listed in the 'User interaction needed' tab of the Application Data view. Workaround: Add the 2 parameters with a blank value in Automatic Form Fill.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** AST 8.7.0.1: 'Scan is Incomplete' warning. Listed as "User interaction is needed", but Automatic Form Fill has the necessary values. Involves the "__EVENTTARGET" and "__EVENTARGUMENT" parameters. The reason they are not in the Automatic Form Fill (AFF) is that they are excluded from it due to the Advanced Configuration: "1910 Special patterns: Exclude from Automatic Form Fill ^CFID __EVENTVALIDATION __VIEWSTATE ^CFTOKEN __EVENTARGUMENT __EVENTTARGET ^BV_" The problem is that AppScan ignores this setting during the automatic explore. When a URL containing these parameters is discovered during the auto explore, AppScan finds that there are parameters with no value (application specific) and no entry in the Automatic Form Fill. ?input type="hidden" name="__EVENTTARGET" id="__EVENTTARGET" value="" /? ?input type="hidden" name="__EVENTARGUMENT" id="__EVENTARGUMENT" value="" /? Therefore, AppScan reports 'Scan is Incomplete' and the URL is listed in the 'User interaction needed' tab of the Application Data view.
Problem conclusion
Fixed in 9.0
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM97332
Reported component name
SEC APPSCAN STD
Reported component ID
5724T5900
Reported release
870
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-09-18
Closed date
2014-02-10
Last modified date
2014-02-10
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
SEC APPSCAN STD
Fixed component ID
5724T5900
Applicable component levels
R870 PSN
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
08 September 2020