MDVA-41215: Users get 500 error after setting “mage-messages” cookie

The MDVA-41215 patch fixes the issue where users get 500 error after setting the “mage-messages” cookie if it already exists, but there are no new messages. This patch is available when the Quality Patches Tool (QPT) 1.1.8 is installed. The patch ID is MDVA-41215. Please note that the issue is scheduled to be fixed in Adobe Commerce 2.4.4.

Affected products and versions

The patch is created for Adobe Commerce version:

Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.4.1

Compatible with Adobe Commerce versions:

Adobe Commerce (all deployment methods) 2.3.0 - 2.4.3-p1

Issue

Users get 500 error after setting the “mage-messages” cookie if it already exists, but there are no new messages.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to …/customer/account/login.
2. Open the network tab in browser dev tools (make sure preserve log is checked).
3. Fill the form with non-valid values (login should fail).
4. Click Submit.
5. Copy as cURL the first request from the network tab and look for the PHPSESSID and form_key values.
6. Replace PHPSESSID and form_key values in the updated cURL request and send it.

--data-raw 'form_key=i4UVctCCEdAlG13P&login%5Busername%5D=aaa%40bbb.ccc&login%5Bpassword%5D=qwerty' \
--header 'cookie: mage-messages=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%2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PHPSESSID=l5575pntrhopuk3ld6maf5aa2m; mage-messages=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22error%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Invalid%20Form%20Key.%20Please%20refresh%20the%20page.%22%7D%5D; private_content_version=0de5bf3a3e27e966dd5d6c1ee84e27a7'

Expected results:

Users get HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Actual results:

Users get HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error

Apply the patch

To apply individual patches, use the following links depending on your deployment method:

• Adobe Commerce or Magento Open Source on-premises: Software Update Guide > Apply Patches in our developer documentation.
• Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure: Upgrades and Patches > Apply Patches in our developer documentation.

Related reading

To learn more about Quality Patches Tool, refer to:

• Quality Patches Tool released: a new tool to self-serve quality patches in our support knowledge base.
• Check if patch is available for your Adobe Commerce issue using Quality Patches Tool in our support knowledge base.

For info about other patches available in QPT, refer to Patches available in QPT in our developer documentation.