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October 29, 2015
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JSESSIONID cookie set when form posted with enctype="multipart/form-data"

  • October 29, 2015
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I have the following CF Admin settings in my CFIDE :

- Use J2EE session variables (not checked)

- Enable Application variables (checked)

- Enable Session Variables (checked)

When I make a form post with enctype="multipart/form-data", a cookie with the name JSESSIONID is set. When the enctype is removed, it is not set.

Below is my test code :

<!---- Start of Test Code ---->

<cfapplication NAME="testSession" CLIENTMANAGEMENT=No SETCLIENTCOOKIES=No SESSIONMANAGEMENT=Yes>

<cfdump var="#session#">

<form name="test" id="test" action="sessionTest.cfm" method="post"  method=post enctype="multipart/form-data">

<br><input type="text" name="title" id="title">

<br><input type="file" name="funnycatpic" id="funnycatpic">

<br><input type="submit" value="Submit Form">

</form>

<!---- End of Test Code ---->

After posting the above, my browser reports that a cookie with "JSESSIONID" had been set.

Next, remove enctype="multipart/form-data" from the <form>, and manually remove the JSESSIONID cookie through the browser (in Firebug, right click and choose delete). Re-load the page and click Submit Form. JSESSIONID is not set in cookies as expected.

Why is JSESSIONID being set when my form specifies an enctype=multipart/form-data?

And more importantly, why is the JSESSIONID cookie being set at all even though my application specifically says SETCLIENTCOOKIES=NO?

This is on Coldfusion 9.0.1.


Thanks  

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Inspiring
October 29, 2015