LO48200: SERVER CRASH LOADING XPAGE WITH NULL VALUE OF DBNAME IN BEFOREPA GELOAD EVENT

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• In a server-side xPage, you have the ability to add a
  server-side JavaScript
  beforePageLoadEvent.  If you add code to this section that
  attempts to get
  handle to a db object, and the db object passed is a NULL value,
  this will
  crash the Domino server when the xPage is loaded.
  
  Steps to reproduce in a new database:
  1.  create new xPage
  2.  at the bottom, switch to Events:  Page - beforePageLoad
  event
  3.  add this code to the JavaScript editor for this event:
  session.getDatabase(
  database.getServer(), null);
  4.  Check the xPage's "Source," such that the complete source is
  this:
  
  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <xp:view xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core">
  
   <xp:this.beforePageLoad><![CDATA[
  #{javascript:session.getDatabase(database.getServer(),
  null);}]]></
  xp:this.beforePageLoad></xp:view>
  
  5.  Save/Close the xPage
  6.  Load this xPage into a browser
  RESULTS:  Domino Server will crash.
  
  Test db is attached.  Steps to reproduce in test db:
  a.)  detach and unzip db to server's data directory
  b.)  call xpage to run on your server with url:
  http://yourservername/servercrash.nsf/CrashMe.xsp
  

Local fix

• change the code to point to a specific db object
  

Problem summary

• A programming error was found but will not be corrected. It
   will be a permanent restriction.
  

Problem conclusion

• A programming error was found but will not be corrected. It
   will be a permanent restriction.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR is associated with SPR# AKNX822P79.
  

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Modules/Macros

• NA
  

Fix information

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