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Invalid characters in the request URL causes an ArgumentException to be raised #84
Description
A request with invalid characters (e.g. /%3C [edit] which is URL decoded to <) causes an ArgumentException to be raised. This produces an HTTP 500 error to be returned to the client, rather than the expected HTTP 404.
Below if the stack trace from the exception:
ArgumentException: Illegal characters in path.
System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path, Boolean checkAdditional)
System.IO.Path.GetExtension(String path)
Microsoft.AspNet.StaticFiles.FileExtensionContentTypeProvider.TryGetContentType(String subpath, String& contentType)
Microsoft.AspNet.StaticFiles.StaticFileContext.LookupContentType()
Microsoft.AspNet.StaticFiles.StaticFileMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)