Hi Ryan,

Thanks! I was afraid that might be the root cause, but great to know where
to focus my efforts.

Best,

Matt Thomas
Founder betweenbrain <http://betweenbrain.com/>™
Lead Developer Construct Template Development
Framework<http://construct-framework.com/>
Phone: 203.632.9322
Twitter: @betweenbrain
Github: https://github.com/betweenbrain



On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Ryan Barnett <rbarn...@trustwave.com>wrote:

> Hey Matt,
> You need to be running at least mod_security v2.5.12 to get the macro
> support for numeric operators.
>
> --
> Ryan Barnett
> Trustwave SpiderLabs
> ModSecurity Project Leader
> OWASP ModSecurity CRS Project Leader
>
> From: Matt Thomas <m...@betweenbrain.com<mailto:m...@betweenbrain.com>>
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:08:06 -0600
> To: "owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set@lists.owasp.org<mailto:
> owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set@lists.owasp.org>" <
> owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set@lists.owasp.org<mailto:
> owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set@lists.owasp.org>>
> Subject: [Owasp-modsecurity-core-rule-set] tx.max_num_args issue
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I've recently started using the 2.2.3 ruleset with mod_security 2.5.11-1
> (Ubuntu 10.04). I'm having an issue with with a standard Joomla 2.5.1
> install triggering line 31 or
> base_rules/modsecurity_crs_23_request_limits.conf "Too many arguments in
> request". I'm using an unmodified version of
> modsecurity_crs_10_config.conf. When I adjust max_num_args in
> modsecurity_crs_10_config.conf, it doesn't seem to have any affect on the
> above issue. I've tried anywhere from 1 to 400000. I am restarting Apache
> between each change. But, if I comment out SecAction
> "phase:1,id:'981211',t:none,nolog,pass,setvar:tx.max_num_args=255" the too
> many arguments issue is resolved.
>
> It appears as if the numerical changes I am making to max_num_args aren't
> being loaded. I'm not sure. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best,
>
> Matt Thomas
> Founder betweenbrain<http://betweenbrain.com/>™
> Lead Developer Construct Template Development Framework<
> http://construct-framework.com/>
> Phone: 203.632.9322<tel:203.632.9322>
> Twitter: @betweenbrain
> Github: https://github.com/betweenbrain
>
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