What is the difference between enableEventValidation and validateRequest? Although the former is on postback/callback caused by a control (Server side only I assume?, the latter is on every request, which is caused by a control posting back anyway? Or would validateRequest kick in by a standard html link being clicked?
View 2 RepliesWhat is the difference between validateRequest (which validates form and querystring values) and also enableeventvalidation, which works on post/call backs? In specific, what confuses me is that validateRequest can only be possible by a postback as this is how form values etc will be picked up?
View 1 Replies<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" onrowediting="GridView1_RowEditing">
<Columns>
<asp:TemplateField>
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:Button ID="btnEdit" runat="server" Text="Edit" CommandName="Edit" />
<asp:Label ID="lblFirstColumn" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("FirstColumn") %>'></asp:Label>
</ItemTemplate>
<EditItemTemplate>
<asp:Label ID="lblEditMode" runat="server" Text="This is Edit mode"></asp:Label>
</EditItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("FirstColumn", typeof(int));
dt.Rows.Add(100);
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
if (!IsPostBack)
GridView1.DataBind();
}
protected void GridView1_RowEditing(object sender, GridViewEditEventArgs e)
{
GridView1.EditIndex = e.NewEditIndex;
GridView1.DataBind();
}
If I change if (!IsPostBack) GridView1.DataBind(); to GridView1.DataBind(); and try to put GridView into Edit mode by clicking btnEdit, then I get the exception: Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation. But if I set EnableEventValidation to false, then GridView1 won't enter edit mode ( ie - GridView1_RowEditing doesn't get called ). BTW - same problem also occurs with other databound controls ( DataList, DetailsView ) Page. EnableEventValidation gets or sets a value indicating whether the page validates postback and callback events. When the ableEventValidation property is set to true, ASP.NET validates that a control event originated from the user interface that was rendered by that control. A control registers its events during rendering and then validates the events during postback or callback handling.
a) Why must postback and callback events be evaluated? and how exactly does evaluation happen?
b) Why would calling GridView1.Databind() on each postback cause exception when trying to put it into edit mode?
c) I also don't see any reasons why disabling EnableEventValidation prevents GridView from entering edit mode?! Thus why did.
I have a cascade dropdownlist that is populated by client side using jquery and Ajax. The values of dropdown are read from database using Ajax. I get enableEventValidation error when post back occurs. One of my options is to use the page directive ableEventValidation="false". but I don't want to do it. so what's the soloution
View 1 RepliesInvalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the clientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation. I have few dropsdowns and a button in a page. When i click on that button , i get above exception. What is the best way to fix this exception? I dont want to set enableEventValidation to false in config or at page directive.
View 8 RepliesI have been using gridveiw to show uploaded files after that I have already put the new column to download these files. If I will put EnableEventValidation="true" and EnablePartialRendering="true"(ToolkitScriptManager), it is didn't work and error messages apperar like this:
Server Error in '/POV2' Application. Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page nableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation. Source Error:
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Stack Trace:
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[ArgumentException: Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation.] System.Web.UI.ClientScriptManager.ValidateEvent(String uniqueId, String argument) +173 System.Web.UI.Control.ValidateEvent(String uniqueID, String eventArgument) +72 System.Web.UI.WebControls.HiddenField.LoadPostData(String postDataKey, NameValueCollection postCollection) +46 System.Web.UI.WebControls.HiddenField.System.Web.UI.IPostBackDataHandler.LoadPostData(String postDataKey, NameValueCollection postCollection) +13 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessPostData(NameValueCollection postData, Boolean fBeforeLoad) +346 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1743
If I will put "false", it is okay, I can download but updatepanel is didn't work. So my page refreshed when I click any events.
i'm getting this error:
Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation.
for some reason i set enableeventvalidation to false but then, its giving me problem in FF 2.0
tell me the use of Validaterequest False?
View 4 RepliesI'm using FreeTextBox HTML editor in some webforms in my asp.net project . if I do not set ValidateRequest property to false I get this error :
A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client
It's OK in admin folder though , Because only authorized users have access to work with it . But how about public pages like sections where every users have access to leave comments(using FreeTextBox for collecting users comment ) ? Isn't risky for XSS Attack ? If the answer is not Yes , So what's ValidateRequest property for?
My ASP.NET page contains "ValidateRequest = true". However, there is one textbox in the page for which I don't want ASP.NET to validate. Is there a way to make it false for that one control? If there isn't, is there a way to ignore the "Potential Threat" error, assuming it comes from that particular control?
View 1 RepliesIn the notes for Step 1 in the "How To: Prevent Cross-Site Scripting in ASP.NET" it is stated that you should "not rely on ASP.NET request validation. Treat it as an extra precautionary measure in addition to your own input validation."
View 2 RepliesI've got a ajax page with 2 panels on it. On Panel1 there is a next button. On that panel there is a pref. button and a next button. But if i put the pref. button he should do an action, but thats not possible because there are requestedfieldvalidators on that page. So i need to fill the page first, and then i can go back.
But on the next i want the validators. How can i make this possible?
FYI I am using .NET 4.0 / MVC 3. In my controller, the following is my code:
[HttpPost]
[ValidateInput(false)]
public ViewResult Edit(ContentTemplateView contentTemplateView, FormCollection collection)
Everything works fine when I don't enter HTML, so I know the proper controller is being fired. Also, I have following set properly in my web.config files:
<httpRuntime requestValidationMode="2.0"/>
I only get this problem when I include the FormCollection (which is needed for this particular Controller). So what exactly am I doing wrong? [I have done what was proposed on the following questions, and they work as long as there is no FormCollection. None of them offer a solution with an included FormCollection] Why is ValidateInput(False) not working? Asp.Net MVC Input Validation still firing after being disabled ValidateInput Attribute Doesn't Seem To Work in ASP.NET MVC
Here's the situation. I have an aspx page that is designed to receive a POST request with some XML values, parse the XML, grab the relevant items, and write them to the page. The problem arises when I try to launch the page using the POST request. When I launch using Fiddler, building the request manually and just pasting the XML in the body of the request everything works fine and dandy. When I launch the page from a basic HTML form, however, things don't go so great. The HTML form that I'm using looks like this:
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When the page loads I get the error:
A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client Everything I've read so far has told me that the solution is to add ValidateRequest="false" to the page directive in the top of the .aspx file, or in the pages element of the web.config file. But neither of these work. Afterwards, I still get the same error. Any idea what I need to do to make this work?
Is it possible to send a html text entered in asp.net text box without making validaterequest to false.
View 1 RepliesI just updated my project to ASP.NET 4. All of a sudden, some of my HttpHandlers are giving ValidateRequest errors. This is because the user HAS to be able to put an XML string in the querystring.I know how to disable ValidateRequest on a page, but how do I do it on an HTTPHandler?
View 1 RepliesI've noticed that setting ValidateRequest="true" on the page blocks input of the form • but not • - which are the same characters. Does anyone know why the first type is not allowed but the second type is?I really could not find a place where it defines what is meant by dangerous script and what is actually blocked when the ValidateRequest is set to true.
View 3 RepliesI have a textbox and i want the user to be able to submit a youtube embed code.
Is this possible without setting 'ValidateRequest' to false?
why the ValidateRequest dose not work when html tags had sent by __doPostBack method in javascript.
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why the ValidateRequest dose not work when html tags had sent by __doPostBack method in javascript.
<script>
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</script>
I have aproblem that when i add some special character in the textbox and submit the page it give error. A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client (ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$txtname="<test>"). I found the solution of this porblem by ValidateRequest="false". But if i do this then the request will not be validate and then attacks probablity will be increase. what should i do to for this whithout using ValidateRequest attribute.
View 4 RepliesI'm using a php script to http post some xml files to a .net URL.
When I submit I get the response:
A potentially dangerous Request.Form
value was detected from the client
(<?xml version="...UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE
cXML SYSTE...").
Description: Request Validation has detected a potentially dangerous client input value, and
processing of the request has been aborted. This value may indicate an attempt to compromise the security of your application, such as a cross-site scripting attack. You can disable request validation by setting validateRequest=false in the Page directive or in the configuration section. However, it is strongly recommended that your application explicitly check all inputs in this case.
As I'm not using .NET I can't set ValidateRequest="false" in web.config.
Do I need to sanitize my xml before submitiing? How can I do this?
I have an app that was originally running fine in ASP.Net 3.5, using the ValidateRequest set to false to allow HTML to be saved from a rich text box. However, after converting the app to 4.0, I am getting the Potentially Dangerous message, even though both the page and web.config have the value set to false.
I went into the page and created a PagesSection object and checked its value and then set the value to false. Everytime the page is hit (postback or new) the value is always returned as true, until I set it to false. Not sure why it is reverting to true.
I am trying to implement a code which will switch Validation request on the page on the basis of user role. If accessed by power user, it should allow html entries in textboxes otherwise restrict. I want to implement something like below.
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When I set fckEditor to Some Value like
fckDescription.Value = "Description Text";
It creates problems such as Update Panel not doing Async PostBack for DropDownList control and gives error when DropDownList selection changes:Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManagerServerErrorException: An unknown error occurred while processing the request on the server. The status code returned from the server was: 500
But when I Comment out these lines
// fckDescription.Value = "Description Text";
It Works Fine... I am wondering why it is so !!?!!
Also, fckEditor is outside UpdatePanel and DropDownList Control is inside UpdatePanel.