How to Fix Tomcat %2F Escape Issue

By default, Tomcat does not handle %2F, but sometimes you need to process spaces. Here’s how to modify it:
Go to the tomee/conf directory:

vi catalina.properties

Add the following line at the bottom:

org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.UDecoder.ALLOW_ENCODED_SLASH=true

As shown in the image below:

Then start Tomcat.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.