PI70371: AMPERSAND CHARACTER WITHIN AN ENTITY REFERENCE IS NO LONGER ESCAPED BY XCI COMPONENT.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Ampersand character within an entity reference is no longer
escaped by the XCI component.

Local fix

Problem summary

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* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server                                      *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Ampersand character within a character  *
*                      reference is no longer escaped by XCI.  *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Ampersand character that is part of a character entity
reference is no longer escaped by the XCI component. This
causes some applications to fail with the following exception:
com.ibm.xml.xci.errors.XCIDynamicErrorException: The entity
name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference.
This occurs mostly when the content of an entire XML tree is
stored within an XML element.

Problem conclusion

Introduced system property
com.ibm.xml.xci.serializer.XOutputWriter.ESCAPE_AMPERSAND_IN_ENT
ITY to revert back to the old behaviour of escaping an
ampersand character within a character reference. This system
property is disabled by default. Set the value to 'true' to
enable the system property.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix pack 8.5.5.11 and 9.0.0.3. Please refer to the Recommended
Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PI70371
Reported component name
WEBS APP SERV N
Reported component ID
5724H8800
Reported release
800
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-10-07
Closed date
2016-12-13
Last modified date
2016-12-13

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
WEBS APP SERV N
Fixed component ID
5724H8800

Applicable component levels

R850 PSY
UP
R900 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 May 2022

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PI70371: AMPERSAND CHARACTER WITHIN AN ENTITY REFERENCE IS NO LONGER ESCAPED BY XCI COMPONENT.

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R850 PSY

R900 PSY

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