---
title: Enable ACLs for Encoded Query in Simple List Widget
description: Learn how to set the glide.service\_portal.enable\_acls\_for\_encoded\_query\_in\_list property to the secure value to prevent users from bypassing access control list \(ACL\) evaluations on a query condition in the Simple List Widget.
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product: Instance Security Hardening Settings
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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---

# Enable ACLs for Encoded Query in Simple List Widget

Learn how to set the **glide.service\_portal.enable\_acls\_for\_encoded\_query\_in\_list** property to the secure value to prevent users from bypassing access control list \(ACL\) evaluations on a query condition in the Simple List Widget.

When the **glide.service\_portal.enable\_acls\_for\_encoded\_query\_in\_list** system property is not set to **true**, a user may be able to bypass ACLs evaluation on a query condition in Simple List Widget.

Ensure that the glide property **glide.service\_portal.enable\_acls\_for\_encoded\_query\_in\_list** is set to **true**. If the property does not exist in the System Properties \[sys\_properties\] table, the default value is **true**.

## More information

<table id="table_ajc_b43_3kb"><thead><tr><th>

Attribute

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Configuration name

</td><td>

**com.glide.script.fencing.cross\_scope\_access.shared\_table\_support**

</td></tr><tr><td>

Configuration type

</td><td>

System Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Data type

</td><td>

string

</td></tr><tr><td>

Recommended value

</td><td>

true

</td></tr><tr><td>

Default value

</td><td>

true

</td></tr><tr><td>

Fallback value

</td><td>

 

</td></tr><tr><td>

Category

</td><td>

[Access control](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-access-control.md)

</td></tr><tr><td>

Security risk

</td><td>

-   Severity score: 4.3
-   CVSS score: Medium
-   Security risk details: It is best practice to evaluate ACLs within queries to ensure a user has access to the fields being queried to prevent unauthorized data leakage.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Dependencies and prerequisites

</td><td>

None

</td></tr><tr><td>

Functional impact

</td><td>

The Simple List Widget may not display any data depending on the user's role and the underlying ACLs. Additionally, users might encounter security warnings if the Simple List query contains filter conditions with properties that are not accessible to the current user.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Access control](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-access-control.md)