Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/dao/hibernate/LessonDAO.java
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diff -u -rfba2480356aa5ddda0c8308eb917d72d16aa32eb -rff448aacbef534e7fb4b5a76fe497eee0e9439da
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/dao/hibernate/LessonDAO.java	(.../LessonDAO.java)	(revision fba2480356aa5ddda0c8308eb917d72d16aa32eb)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/lesson/dao/hibernate/LessonDAO.java	(.../LessonDAO.java)	(revision ff448aacbef534e7fb4b5a76fe497eee0e9439da)
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringEscapeUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.hibernate.FetchMode;
 import org.hibernate.Query;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@
 	if (!StringUtils.isBlank(searchPhrase)) {
 	    String[] tokens = searchPhrase.trim().split("\\s+");
 	    for (String token : tokens) {
+		token = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(token).replace("\\", "\\\\");
 		queryTextBuilder.append(" AND (users.firstName LIKE '%").append(token)
 			.append("%' OR users.lastName LIKE '%").append(token).append("%' OR users.login LIKE '%")
 			.append(token).append("%')");
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@
 	if (!StringUtils.isBlank(searchPhrase)) {
 	    String[] tokens = searchPhrase.trim().split("\\s+");
 	    for (String token : tokens) {
+		token = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(token).replace("\\", "\\\\");
 		queryTextBuilder.append(" AND (users.firstName LIKE '%").append(token)
 			.append("%' OR users.lastName LIKE '%").append(token).append("%' OR users.login LIKE '%")
 			.append(token).append("%')");
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@
 	    queryTextBuilder.append(" WHERE");
 	    String[] tokens = searchPhrase.trim().split("\\s+");
 	    for (String token : tokens) {
+		token = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(token).replace("\\", "\\\\");
 		queryTextBuilder.append(" (users.first_name LIKE '%").append(token)
 			.append("%' OR users.last_name LIKE '%").append(token).append("%' OR users.login LIKE '%")
 			.append(token).append("%') AND");
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dao/hibernate/UserDAO.java
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diff -u -r353fe07604639c2166ed68fbf832810959f3f3cf -rff448aacbef534e7fb4b5a76fe497eee0e9439da
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dao/hibernate/UserDAO.java	(.../UserDAO.java)	(revision 353fe07604639c2166ed68fbf832810959f3f3cf)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/dao/hibernate/UserDAO.java	(.../UserDAO.java)	(revision ff448aacbef534e7fb4b5a76fe497eee0e9439da)
@@ -19,25 +19,25 @@
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     @Override
     public List<UserDTO> getAllUsersPaged(int page, int size, String sortBy, String sortOrder, String searchPhrase) {
-	
+
 	switch (sortBy) {
-	case "userId":
-	    sortBy = "user.userId + 0 ";
-	    break;
-	case "login":
-	    sortBy = "user.login ";
-	    break;
-	case "firstName":
-	    sortBy = "user.firstName ";
-	    break;
-	case "lastName":
-	    sortBy = "user.lastName ";
-	    break;
-	case "email":
-	    sortBy = "user.email ";
-	    break;
+	    case "userId":
+		sortBy = "user.userId + 0 ";
+		break;
+	    case "login":
+		sortBy = "user.login ";
+		break;
+	    case "firstName":
+		sortBy = "user.firstName ";
+		break;
+	    case "lastName":
+		sortBy = "user.lastName ";
+		break;
+	    case "email":
+		sortBy = "user.email ";
+		break;
 	}
-	
+
 	StringBuilder queryBuilder = new StringBuilder(
 		"SELECT user.userId, user.login, user.firstName, user.lastName, user.email FROM User user WHERE user.disabledFlag=0 ");
 	// support for custom search from a toolbar
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@
 
     private static void addNameSearch(StringBuilder queryBuilder, String entityName, String searchPhrase) {
 	if (!StringUtils.isBlank(searchPhrase)) {
-	    String[] tokens = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(searchPhrase).trim().split("\\s+");
+	    String[] tokens = searchPhrase.trim().split("\\s+");
 	    for (String token : tokens) {
-		String escToken = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(token);
+		String escToken = StringEscapeUtils.escapeSql(token).replace("\\", "\\\\");
 		queryBuilder.append(" AND (").append(entityName).append(".firstName LIKE '%").append(escToken)
 			.append("%' OR ").append(entityName).append(".lastName LIKE '%").append(escToken)
 			.append("%' OR ").append(entityName).append(".login LIKE '%").append(escToken).append("%' OR ")