Applications not working due to rewrite rule issue in OS Apache HTTPD 2.4.56

Products

• Support Only for Apache HTTP

Issue/Introduction

After upgrade to Apache HTTPD v2.4.56, redirection that removes the query string is not working and instead "rewrite rule" appends “%3f” to the URL. 

Example, Original queries as:

https://FQDN/home or https://FQDN/dashboard 

Redirect as: 

https://FQDN/home/%3f or https://FQDN/dashboard/%3f

Environment

Product Version: 2.4

Resolution

This problem has been identified as a regression occurring in version 2.4.56. Specifically, RewriteRules designed to omit the query string are malfunctioning. A bug report documenting this issue is available at: https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66547. Resolution efforts are underway, with a fix scheduled to be implemented in the upcoming release, version 2.4.57.