ColdFusion 2023 HF12 Finding - writeLog() and JSON

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February 17, 2025
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ColdFusion 2023 HF12 Finding - writeLog() function. Following CF2023 server update to HF12, If a JSON string is passed as part of the text input to the writeLog() function, it double quotes {""key"":""value""} all JSON key/value pairs in the log. Prior to HF12, JSON was logged normally {"key":"value"}. Anyone able to confirm/verify this finding and whether there is a way to resolve? thx!

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Dave Watts

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Try using single quotes to see what happens - but open a support ticket at tracker.adobe.com (I think that's the right URL) anyway.

Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

obxBillAuthor

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well, we are using serializeJSON() to create the json body, thus that function only creates valid {"key":"value"} json strings. likely if could do single quote JSON, it will likely output as {"'key'":"'value'"}. I will look at opening a tracker ticket based on the finding. Perhaps there is a java argument possible to suppress some change in the CF engine tied to a update to writeLog().

Fortunately, CF continues to create valid JSON and this issue only ties to writing logs.

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Dave Watts

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You shouldn't have an issue with CF doubling single quotes. That said, I don't really see how you'd get to where you can control how the CF error logger rewrites the output of serializeJSON. You could create a temporary wrapper for the function that conditionally rewrites the quotes after the JSON has been created, based on a feature flag. I'm not sure it's worth the effort for you though.

Dave Watts, Eidolon LLC

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