<p>If you check the ModSecurity logs, you can find exactly which of its rules Redactor/that POST request is tripping.</p>

<p>You can either modify that rule to allow it to pass or just disabled that specific rule.</p>

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2019-03-13T22:10:33.953Z
2019-03-13T22:10:33.953Z
Brad Bell
<p>Saving an entry with multiple parentheses (in a redactor field) throw a 403. I know it's from ModSecurity - but never experienced that behaviors with another CMS (WP, Kirby, etc.) or with Craft2. This issue appears on 2 (different) projects in development.</p>

<p>Is anyone got something similar?</p>

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<p><strong>Field details:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Clean up HTML : checked</li>
<li>Purify HTML : checked</li>
<li>HTML Purifier Config : Default</li>
<li>Column Type : 64KB</li>
</ul>

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<p>PS. If I remove the <code>()</code> from the text or replace them with brackets <code>[]</code>, the entry saved correctly. We experienced that issue on multiple computers from different offices and didn't reproduce it on local environment (MAMP or XAMP) - so it's not machine/location oriented.  </p>

<p>PPS. Deactivate ModSecurity is not a solution</p>

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Saving an entry with multiple parentheses throw a 403
# Saving an entry with multiple parentheses throw a 403

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-13)

Saving an entry with multiple parentheses (in a redactor field) throw a 403. I know it's from ModSecurity - but never experienced that behaviors with another CMS (WP, Kirby, etc.) or with Craft2. This issue appears on 2 (different) projects in development.

Is anyone got something similar?

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**Field details:**

* Clean up HTML : checked
* Purify HTML : checked
* HTML Purifier Config : Default
* Column Type : 64KB

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PS. If I remove the `()` from the text or replace them with brackets `[]`, the entry saved correctly. We experienced that issue on multiple computers from different offices and didn't reproduce it on local environment (MAMP or XAMP) - so it's not machine/location oriented.

PPS. Deactivate ModSecurity is not a solution

**Tags:** craft3, redactor


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-13. Score: 1

If you check the ModSecurity logs, you can find exactly which of its rules Redactor/that POST request is tripping.

You can either modify that rule to allow it to pass or just disabled that specific rule.


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