PM11135: APPLICATION SECURED BY SSL IN THE WEB.XML IS REDIRECTED TO THE INCORRECT SSL PORT SPECIFIED INT THE VIRTUAL HOST ALIAS

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

An application is deployed to WebSphere secured by SSL.

For example, web.xml contains:

<transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee>

The application server virtual hosts contains more than one port
that is an SSL port.

An example may look like:

Virtual Hosts > default_host > Host Aliases
 *  9080
 *  9443   (SSL port - WC_defaulthost_secure)
 *  80
 *  5060
 *  5061   (SSL port - SIP_DEFAULTHOST_SECURE)

Attempting to invoke the webcontainer non-SSL port 9080 for the
application should redirect to the webconatier SSL port 9443 for
the application.

Working scenario with the example above would cause URL
http://hostname:9080/ContextRootWAR/index.html
to redirect to:
https://hostname:9443/ContextRootWAR/index.html

However, the webcontainer non-SSL port 9080 is redirected to a
different SSL port 5061 listed in the virtual host alias.

A failing scenario with the example above would cause URL
http://hostname:9080/ContextRootWAR/index.html
to redirect to:
https://hostname:5061/ContextRootWAR/index.html

causing a failure to load the SSL protected page.

Enabling the trace:
com.ibm.ws.security.web.*=all
prior to invoking the non-SSL URL and searching on the following
tracepoints can be used to determine port that is being
redirected to.

Trace would look like:
-----
Trace: 2010/03/10 20:40:40.816 01 t=8CA108 c=UNK key=P8
(13007002)
   ThreadId: 0000002b
   FunctionName: Found HTTPS port 5061 in virtual host
default_host
   SourceId: com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebCollaborator
   Category: FINER
   ExtendedMessage: Exit
 Trace: 2010/03/10 20:40:40.817 01 t=8CA108 c=UNK key=P8
(13007002)
   ThreadId: 0000002b
   FunctionName: com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebCollaborator
   SourceId: com.ibm.ws.security.web.WebCollaborator
   Category: FINEST
   ExtendedMessage: Redirected to
https://host:5061/ContextRootWAR/index.html
-------

Local fix

If other SSL ports are not being used in the virtual hosts,
specify only one SSL port in the virtual hosts which is the
web container SSL port.

For example, port 9443 is the only SSL port in tihs example:

----
Virtual Hosts > default_host > Host Aliases
 *  9080
 *  9443   (SSL port - WC_defaulthost_secure)
 *  80
 *  5060
-----

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM WebSphere Application       *
*                 Server V6.1.0                                *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: For WebSphere Application Server,       *
*                      accessing an SSL protected Web          *
*                      resource through the non-SSL port       *
*                      does not redirect the request using     *
*                      the HTTPS port.                         *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
For WebSphere Application Server, when the transport chain
associated with the "WC_defaulthost_secure" port is removed
and then added again, an SSL protected resource is not
redirected using the SSL port. The first transport chain that
contains an SSL channel and that is also in the same virtual
host as the non-SSL port is used instead. For example, for the
default_host virtual host,

Virtual Hosts > default_host > Host Aliases
    * 9080
    * 9443 (SSL port - WC_defaulthost_secure)
    * 80
    * 5060
    * 5061 (SSL port - SIP_DEFAULTHOST_SECURE)

the SSL port used is 5061 instead of the expected 9443 when
redirecting URLs with the non-SSL port 9080.

Problem conclusion

The security code was modified to correctly use HTTPS ports
belonging to the Web Container when determining the SSL port
to use for redirecting the HTTP request.

APAR PM11135 is currently targeted for inclusion in Service
Level (Fix Pack) 6.1.0.35 of WebSphere Application Server
V6.1

Please refer to URL:
//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
for Fix Pack availability.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM11135
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655I3500
Reported release
610
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-03-30
Closed date
2010-07-27
Last modified date
2011-01-03

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

PM11953

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655I3500

Applicable component levels

R610 PSY UK62676
UP10/12/17 P F012

Fix is available

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Modified date:
25 October 2021

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PM11135: APPLICATION SECURED BY SSL IN THE WEB.XML IS REDIRECTED TO THE INCORRECT SSL PORT SPECIFIED INT THE VIRTUAL HOST ALIAS

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

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Temporary fix

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APAR Information

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Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

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PE

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Special Attention

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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

R610 PSY UK62676

Fix is available

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