Portal does not start on Weblogic 12.1.3

• Type: Regression Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0.0 DXP SP10, 7.0.10.11 DXP SP11, 7.0.X
• Fix Version/s: 7.1.10 DXP FP15, 7.1.10.3 SP3, 7.1.X, 7.2.10 DXP FP2, 7.2.10.1 DXP SP1, 7.2.X, Master
• Component/s: Environments > App Servers
• Labels:
  • QA-AUTOMATION
  • liferay-dxp-71-sp3
  • liferay-dxp-72-sp1
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-15-7110
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-2-7210
• Branch Version/s:
  7.2.x, 7.1.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 4
• Last Working Version:
  7.0.0 DXP FP66
• Application Servers:
  Oracle Weblogic Server 12c (12.1.x)
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/77531
• QA Test Name:
  • LocalFile.CPBlogs#AddBlogsEntry
  • LocalFile.CPMessageboards#AddMBThread
  • LocalFile.PGWebcontentdisplay#AddWithStructure
  • LocalFile.Permissions#ViewBlogsPortletAsGuestPG
  • LocalFile.StagingUsecaseWithVersioning#StagingPublishLast
  • LocalFile.WorkflowCalendar#ApproveEventWithInvitedUser
• QA Test Score: 28

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Build 7.0.x with
   • App Server properties:

     app.server.type=weblogic
     app.server.weblogic.version=12.1.3
     app.server.weblogic.version.build=1213
     app.server.weblogic.zip.name=wls${app.server.weblogic.version.build}_dev.zip
     app.server.weblogic.zip.url=http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/middleware/12c/wls/${app.server.weblogic.version.build}/wls${app.server.weblogic.version.build}_dev.zip

   • ant -f build-dist.xml unzip-weblogic
   • ant all
2. Navigate to weblogic-12.1.3/domains/liferay
3. Execute ./startWebLogic.sh

Expected Result:
Weblogic starts with Liferay deployment

Actual Result:
Weblogic fails to start

 [exec] <Jun 22, 2019 5:29:14 AM GMT> <Error> <Deployer> <BEA-149265> <Failure occurred in the execution of deployment request with ID "11178906027792348" for task "0". Error is: "weblogic.application.ModuleException: null
     [exec] null"
     [exec] weblogic.application.ModuleException: null
     [exec] null
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.createModuleException(WebAppModule.java:1824)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:270)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:682)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.init(ScopedModuleDriver.java:162)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.internal.ExtensibleModuleWrapper.init(ExtensibleModuleWrapper.java:98)
     [exec] 	Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
     [exec] Caused By: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     [exec] 	at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
     [exec] 	at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassInfoImpl.<init>(ClassInfoImpl.java:41)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.polulateOneClassInfo(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:240)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.populateClassInfos(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:193)
     [exec] 	Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
     [exec] > 
     [exec] <Jun 22, 2019 5:29:14 AM GMT> <Warning> <Deployer> <BEA-149004> <Failures were detected while initiating deploy task for application "ROOT".> 
     [exec] <Jun 22, 2019 5:29:14 AM GMT> <Warning> <Deployer> <BEA-149078> <Stack trace for message 149004
     [exec] weblogic.application.ModuleException: null
     [exec] null
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.createModuleException(WebAppModule.java:1824)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:270)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:682)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.init(ScopedModuleDriver.java:162)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.internal.ExtensibleModuleWrapper.init(ExtensibleModuleWrapper.java:98)
     [exec] 	Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
     [exec] Caused By: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
     [exec] 	at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
     [exec] 	at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassInfoImpl.<init>(ClassInfoImpl.java:41)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.polulateOneClassInfo(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:240)
     [exec] 	at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.populateClassInfos(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:193)
     [exec] 	Truncated. see log file for complete stacktrace
     [exec] > 

This could be an issue with the version of ASM used. See https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/10974

Reproduced on:
Weblogic 12.1.3
7.0.x: 2ed1557e5ffe98169f4c9df29677138a4fad9928

Weblogic 12.1.3 + 7.0 SP9 + FP67
Weblogic 12.1.3 + 7.0 SP10 (includes FP67)

Not Reproducible on:
Weblogic 12.2.1
7.0.x: 2ed1557e5ffe98169f4c9df29677138a4fad9928

Weblogic 12.1.3 + 7.0 SP9 + FP66