owasp-modsecurity / owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity

Add support for parsing JSON in GBK format.

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Description

The application/json content type defaults to supporting charset=UTF-8 parsing. How can it also be made compatible with charset=GBK parsing, such that if UTF-8 parsing fails, it will attempt GBK parsing?

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Start by tracing how the application/json content type selects its charset and how UTF-8 parsing failures are handled. Implement the requested GBK fallback behavior and add coverage for both successful UTF-8 parsing and GBK parsing after UTF-8 fails.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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