Logging in with SAML/LDAP causes invalid filter error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: Master
• Fix Version/s: Master
• Component/s: Application Security > LDAP, Application Security > SAML
• Labels:
  • QA-AUTOMATION
• Fix Priority: 4
• Bug Type: Regression Bug
• QA Test Name:
  • LocalFile.LDAP#ResetFieldsValueForImportedLDAPUser
  • LocalFile.SAML#ConfigureSAMLToImportUsersFromLDAP
• QA Test Score: 8

Steps to reproduce:

 1. Configure Idp and SP

 2. Add LDAP server to both of Idp and SP

 3.Navigate to Instance Settings>LDAP>General Enable and Import> Enable Import Enable Import on Startup are checked 

 4.Navigate to SAML Admin>Service Provider, Check LDAP Import Enabled and Save

 5.logout SP

 6.login SP

Actual Result:

login failed. console log throw the following error.

2019-12-03 07:15:24.844 WARN [http-nio-9080-exec-7][LDAPUserImporterImpl:287] Problem accessing LDAP server Invalid filter (mail=(PLACEHOLDER))
 2019-12-03 07:15:24.846 ERROR [http-nio-9080-exec-7][BaseSamlStrutsAction:59] Problem accessing LDAP server Invalid filter (mail=(PLACEHOLDER))

Sign in page shows 'Unable to process SAML request'. see login.png

Expected Result:

Login successfully and no error throws.

 

Full console log on Jenkins:

https://testray.liferay.com/reports/production/logs/test-1-18/1575337909275/test-portal-acceptance-pullrequest(master)/2483/functional-tomcat90-mysql57-jdk8/7/0/jenkins-console.txt.gz

Reproduced on: Tomcat 9.0.17 + MySQL 5.7. Portal master GIT ID: 564284ba0c071fc6502995df4f49e875eb82c647.