NPE is thrown when navigating to /web/guest/ and SecureFilter is disabled

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.X EE
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.4 CE GA5
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure
• Labels:
  • liferay-fixpack-portal-71-6210
• Fix Priority: 3
• Bug Type: Regression Bug

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.secure.SecureFilter=false
2. Start up your application server
3. Navigate to http://<your_domain>/web/guest/
4. Check your logs

Actual Result:
An error is shown in the logs

13:12:59,358  ERROR [ajp-bio-8009-exec-17][LayoutSettings:126] null
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionImpl.containsWithoutViewableGroup(LayoutPermissionImpl.java:219)
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionImpl.containsWithoutViewableGroup(LayoutPermissionImpl.java:320)
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionImpl.containsWithViewableGroup(LayoutPermissionImpl.java:365)
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionImpl.contains(LayoutPermissionImpl.java:102)
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionImpl.contains(LayoutPermissionImpl.java:111)
	at com.liferay.portal.service.permission.LayoutPermissionUtil.contains(LayoutPermissionUtil.java:65)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.LayoutSettings.hasViewPermission(LayoutSettings.java:121)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.LayoutSettings.getURL(LayoutSettings.java:84)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getLayoutActualURL(PortalImpl.java:2705)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getLayoutActualURL(PortalImpl.java:2732)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalImpl.getActualURL(PortalImpl.java:984)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor1007.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
	at com.liferay.portal.security.lang.DoPrivilegedHandler$InvokePrivilegedExceptionAction.run(DoPrivilegedHandler.java:167)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at com.liferay.portal.security.lang.DoPrivilegedHandler.doInvoke(DoPrivilegedHandler.java:100)
	at com.liferay.portal.security.lang.DoPrivilegedHandler.invoke(DoPrivilegedHandler.java:56)
	at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy543.getActualURL(Unknown Source)
	at com.liferay.portal.util.PortalUtil.getActualURL(PortalUtil.java:232)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.getRedirect(FriendlyURLServlet.java:376)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.FriendlyURLServlet.service(FriendlyURLServlet.java:117)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor625.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:277)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:274)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:536)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:309)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:169)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:297)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:55)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:191)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:187)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:186)
	at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:52)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor679.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:277)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:274)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:536)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:309)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:249)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:55)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:191)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:187)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:186)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:116)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:169)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.jsoncontenttype.JSONContentTypeFilter.processFilter(JSONContentTypeFilter.java:42)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:59)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:204)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:109)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:169)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.sso.ntlm.NtlmPostFilter.processFilter(NtlmPostFilter.java:83)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:59)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:204)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:109)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:169)
	at com.liferay.portal.sharepoint.SharepointFilter.processFilter(SharepointFilter.java:88)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:59)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:204)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:109)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.processFilter(BaseFilter.java:169)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.virtualhost.VirtualHostFilter.processFilter(VirtualHostFilter.java:226)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:59)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:204)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:109)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:185)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
	at org.tuckey.web.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.doFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:738)
	at com.liferay.portal.servlet.filters.urlrewrite.UrlRewriteFilter.processFilter(UrlRewriteFilter.java:57)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:59)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDoFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:204)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:109)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:165)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:165)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.processDirectCallFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:185)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilterChain.doFilter(InvokerFilterChain.java:96)
	at com.liferay.portal.kernel.servlet.filters.invoker.InvokerFilter.doFilter(InvokerFilter.java:119)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor622.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:277)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil$1.run(SecurityUtil.java:274)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAsPrivileged(Subject.java:536)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.execute(SecurityUtil.java:309)
	at org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil.doAsPrivilege(SecurityUtil.java:249)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.access$000(ApplicationFilterChain.java:55)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:191)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain$1.run(ApplicationFilterChain.java:187)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:186)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:220)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:122)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:501)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:170)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408)
	at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.process(AjpProcessor.java:193)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:607)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:313)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:744)

Expected Result:
The page is loaded successfully without errors in the logs