Error in console log when selecting web content for web content display

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Master
• Fix Version/s: Master
• Component/s: Content Display Widgets > Web Content Display widget
• Labels:
  • 7.2-known-issues
  • liferay-beta3-ce-720
• Fix Priority: 5
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/71964
• QA Test Name:
  • Manual_Environment_WEM
  • PAGE_EDITOR_LFR-WIDGETS_02_-_Web_Content_widget_renders_properly_and_saves_its_configuration_correctly
• QA Test Score: 10

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a content page
2. Add a web content display widget
3. Publish
4. Add a basic web content
5. Go to page and click "Select Web Content to make it visible"
6. Choose web content

Expected result:

No error in console log

Actual result:

2019-04-18 17:32:12.045 ERROR [http-nio-8080-exec-5][IncludeTag:128] Current URL /web/guest/content-page?p_p_id=com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=pop_up&p_p_mode=view&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_javax.portlet.action=editConfiguration&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_mvcPath=%2Fedit_configuration.jsp&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_returnToFullPageURL=%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fcontent-page&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_portletConfiguration=true&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_portletResource=com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_AW5Rrpx408XF&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_previewWidth=&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_settingsScope=portletInstance&_com_liferay_portlet_configuration_web_portlet_PortletConfigurationPortlet_articleResourcePrimKey=38451 generates exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.jsp.journal_005ftemplate_jsp._jspService(journal_005ftemplate_jsp:302)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:111)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:411)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:473)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:377)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
at com.liferay.portal.osgi.web.servlet.jsp.compiler.internal.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:321)
at com.liferay.portal.osgi.web.servlet.jsp.compiler.internal.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:332)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.registration.EndpointRegistration.service(EndpointRegistration.java:153)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.ResponseStateHandler.processRequest(ResponseStateHandler.java:62)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.context.DispatchTargets.doDispatch(DispatchTargets.java:120)
at org.eclipse.equinox.http.servlet.internal.servlet.RequestDispatcherAdaptor.include(RequestDispatcherAdaptor.java:48)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.DirectServletPathRegisterDispatcher.include(DirectServletPathRegisterDispatcher.java:67)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.DirectRequestDispatcherFactoryImpl$IndirectRequestDispatcher.include(DirectRequestDispatcherFactoryImpl.java:202)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.ClassLoaderRequestDispatcherWrapper.doDispatch(ClassLoaderRequestDispatcherWrapper.java:79)
at com.liferay.portal.servlet.ClassLoaderRequestDispatcherWrapper.include(ClassLoaderRequestDispatcherWrapper.java:53)
at com.liferay.taglib.util.IncludeTag.includePage(IncludeTag.java:397)
at com.liferay.taglib.util.IncludeTag.include(IncludeTag.java:374)
at com.liferay.taglib.util.IncludeTag.doInclude(IncludeTag.java:219)

Note:
No visible error in front end

Reproduced on:
Tomcat 9.0.17 + MySQL 5.7.

Portal Master GIT Commit: 7c8c9b3950e926ae1813a7afc322a9cd64ea6f7a