java.lang.IllegalStateException: Parameters processing failed error in jboss 7.1.1

Question

8:46:12,814 ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/ecmfi].[action]] (http--192.168.192.38-8080-4) Servlet.service() for servlet action threw exception: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Parameters processing failed. at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:407) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.processParameters(Parameters.java:428) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.tomcat.util.http.Parameters.handleQueryParameters(Parameters.java:183) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.parseParameters(Request.java:2811) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.catalina.connector.Request.getParameterNames(Request.java:1333) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.catalina.connector.RequestFacade.getParameterNames(RequestFacade.java:379) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.struts.util.RequestUtils.populate(RequestUtils.java:459) [struts.jar:1.2.9] at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processPopulate(RequestProcessor.java:816) [struts.jar:1.2.9] at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:203) [struts.jar:1.2.9] at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1196) [struts.jar:1.2.9] at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(ActionServlet.java:432) [struts.jar:1.2.9] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final] at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.13.Final.jar:] at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:88) [spring-web-3.2.0.RELEASE.jar:3.2.0.RELEASE]

Answer 1

I also got this exception with a JBoss / Spring application server. It was due to one parameter appearing twice in the form (2 times the same path). I would advise to make sure that all fields in the form and corresponding parameters in the submitted URL are valid.

Answer 2

I had this same problem today and discovered that it was due to an bad URL parameter. One of my parameters had no name and no value:

https://www.someurl.com?param1=A&param2=B&=&param3=c

Once I fixed the URL this error went away.

Answer 3

I guess its a known issue for JBOSS AS-7.1.1.

Follow these threads

https://community.jboss.org/message/747210

AS7-5143

As of now, the only solution seems to be to downgrade to JBoss AS 7.1.0.