[OFBIZ-12014] Error while decoding url parameters with percent character

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Release Branch 17.12, Trunk
• Fix Version/s: 17.12.05, 18.12.01
• Component/s: base
• Assignee: Jacques Le Roux
• Reporter: Pradeep Choudhary
• Created: 14/Sep/20 06:25
• Updated: 14/Sep/20 09:53
• Resolved: 14/Sep/20 09:24

Description

When we pass any URL parameter with a percent character, it throws an exception stating the following message:
"java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URLDecoder: Illegal hex characters in escape (%) pattern - For input string: "

Steps to regenerate:
1. Open web tools.
2. Navigate to Order Manager component https://localhost:8443/ordermgr/control/findorders
3. Search order by entering order Id like %Test%.
4. It will show an error message "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: URLDecoder: Illegal hex characters in escape (%) pattern - For input string: "Te"

Issue Links

• is broken by: OFBIZ-11822 Double encoded urls are not being decoded
• is related to: OFBIZ-10275 UtilCodec URL decoding breaks values with german umlauts