Issue Summary

This is reproducible on Data Center: (yes)

If the page contains one of the following characters sets in the content the saving process gets a HTTP 400 message.

../ 
..\ 
…/ 
…\

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a fresh instance with Confluence 7.19.17
2. Create test space
3. Create a test page
4. Insert ../ to the page and save it
5. Then edit the page again and add new content then click Close to save as a draft
6. Gets HTTP 400

Expected Results

The saving process should be completed properly.

Actual Results

Getting HTTP 400 message after clicking the close button.

Workaround

Option 1 - Using Confluence Source Editor

1. Install the Confluence Source Editor app (from Atlassian Labs) in your Confluence Server/Data Center.
2. Navigate to the affected page and select Edit at the top of the page.
3. Select the Open in source editor button ('<>' symbol in the upper-right corner).
4. Replace the below characters with ./ and .\

   ../ 
   ..\ 
   …/ 
   …\
   

5. Click Apply then Update
6. Refresh the page.

Option 2 - Database Manipulation

1. Find the page ID via UI —> How to get Confluence page ID
2. Stop Confluence
3. Create a backup of Confluence's database. Save somewhere offsite for safekeeping.
4. Execute the below query if the Collaborative Editing is enabled on Confluence;

   update CONTENTPROPERTIES set stringval='synchrony-recovery' where propertyname = 'sync-rev-source' and contentid=<Page Id>;
   

5. Run the following SQL query on Confluence's database:

   select * from bodycontent b where b.contentid=<Page Id>;
   

6. Get the bodycontent from the above query and open it in a text editor.
7. Replace the below characters with ./ and .\

   ../ 
   ..\ 
   …/ 
   …\
   

8. Execute the below query to update bodycontent

   update bodycontent set body='<Copy Edited Content Here>' where contentid=<Page Id>;
   

9. Start Confluence

Please apply the changes on the test or staging environment first to prevent any data loss.