Impersonation lost after clicking on a link in the Sites Directory portlet

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 M3
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.2 CE GA3 , 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 M3
• Component/s: Legacy, Legacy > Administration UI
• Labels:
  • QA-TP
  • liferay-fixpack-platform-31-6210
  • liferay-fixpack-wcm-core-20-6210
• Branch Version/s:
  6.2.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Story Points: 6
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/21948

Impersonation lost after clicking on a link in the Sites Directory portlet

Steps to reproduce

1. Log in to portal with an admin user
2. Add a Sites Directory to default page
3. Go to Control Panel -> Sites
4. Add a new blank site named Site1
5. Add a new public page called Page1 to site Site1
6. Go to Control Panel -> Users and Organizations
7. Add a new user User1 and go back to Users and Organizations
8. Impersonate User1 (a new window opens on the default page)
9. Click on Site1 from the Sites Directory

Actual result
Impersonation is lost viewing Site1

Expected result
See Site1, while impersonating User1