Errors when filter involving 'current user' is run or browsed anonymously.

If I save a search like that in the 'Assigned to me' portlet (where assignee=current user, and make it publicly available, then if user who is not logged in tries to run it, the search page dies will a NullPointerException, and one gets the following error in the logs:

Feb 17, 2005 5:22:43 PM webwork.util.ValueStack findValue
SEVERE: METHOD: "description", exception:
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor221.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.findValue(ValueStack.java:429)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.findValue(ValueStack.java:171)
at webwork.view.taglib.WebWorkBodyTagSupport.findValue(WebWorkBodyTagSupport.java:60)
at webwork.view.taglib.BasicPropertyTag.doStartTag(BasicPropertyTag.java:55)
at org.apache.jsp.includes.navigator.search_002drequest_005fdescription_jsp._jspService(search_002drequest_005fdescription_jsp.java:182)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:696)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:510)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
at org.apache.jsp.includes.navigator.summary_002dpane_jsp._jspService(summary_002dpane_jsp.java:112)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:696)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:585)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:510)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:966)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.views.navigator.navigator_jsp._jspx_meth_webwork_else_1(navigator_jsp.java:355)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.views.navigator.navigator_jsp._jspx_meth_webwork_if_2(navigator_jsp.java:289)
at org.apache.jsp.secure.views.navigator.navigator_jsp._jspService(navigator_jsp.java:116)
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:696)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:474)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:409)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:312)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraServletDispatcher.service(JiraServletDispatcher.java:260)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:142)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:58)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.SitemeshExcludePathFilter.doFilter(SitemeshExcludePathFilter.java:36)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:168)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.LoginFilter.doFilter(LoginFilter.java:181)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:132)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.ProfilingAndErrorFilter.doFilter(ProfilingAndErrorFilter.java:25)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.ActionCleanupDelayFilter.doFilter(ActionCleanupDelayFilter.java:37)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.johnson.filters.JohnsonFilter.doFilter(JohnsonFilter.java:91)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.gzip.GzipFilter.doFilter(GzipFilter.java:64)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractEncodingFilter.doFilter(AbstractEncodingFilter.java:36)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929)
at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:799)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:705)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:577)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException:
at com.atlassian.jira.issue.search.SearchRequestUtils.getDescription(SearchRequestUtils.java:97)
at com.atlassian.jira.issue.search.SearchRequestUtils.getDescription(SearchRequestUtils.java:42)
... 101 more

Similarly, when browsing such filters in the Find Issues 'Manage' tab, the following appears in the logs:

2005-02-18 15:33:34,007 ERROR [webwork.util.ServletValueStack] METHOD: "subscriptions", exception:
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
at webwork.util.InjectionUtils$DefaultInjectionImpl.invoke(InjectionUtils.java:61)
at webwork.util.InjectionUtils.invoke(InjectionUtils.java:52)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.findValue(ValueStack.java:429)
at webwork.util.SimpleTest.test(SimpleTest.java:391)
at webwork.util.ValueStack.test(ValueStack.java:132)
at webwork.view.taglib.IfTag.doStartTag(IfTag.java:38)
at includes._panels._filter._managefilters_0sharedjsp._jspService(_managefilters_0shared_jsp.java:351)
at com.caucho.jsp.JavaPage.service(JavaPage.java:75)
at com.caucho.jsp.Page.subservice(Page.java:497)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainPage.doFilter(FilterChainPage.java:182)
at com.caucho.server.http.Invocation.service(Invocation.java:315)
at com.caucho.server.http.CacheInvocation.service(CacheInvocation.java:135)
at com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.include(QRequestDispatcher.java:369)
at com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.include(QRequestDispatcher.java:276)
at com.caucho.jsp.QPageContext.include(QPageContext.java:538)
at secure._views._filter._managefiltersjsp._jspService(_managefilters_jsp.java:1392)
at com.caucho.jsp.JavaPage.service(JavaPage.java:75)
at com.caucho.jsp.Page.subservice(Page.java:497)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainPage.doFilter(FilterChainPage.java:182)
at com.caucho.server.http.Invocation.service(Invocation.java:315)
at com.caucho.server.http.CacheInvocation.service(CacheInvocation.java:115)
at com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.forward(QRequestDispatcher.java:225)
at com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.forward(QRequestDispatcher.java:106)
at com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.forward(QRequestDispatcher.java:83)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.dispatcher.JiraServletDispatcher.service(JiraServletDispatcher.java:260)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainServlet.doFilter(FilterChainServlet.java:96)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.parsePage(PageFilter.java:142)
at com.opensymphony.module.sitemesh.filter.PageFilter.doFilter(PageFilter.java:58)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.SitemeshExcludePathFilter.doFilter(SitemeshExcludePathFilter.java:36)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:168)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.seraph.filter.LoginFilter.doFilter(LoginFilter.java:177)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.util.profiling.filters.ProfilingFilter.doFilter(ProfilingFilter.java:132)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.ProfilingAndErrorFilter.doFilter(ProfilingAndErrorFilter.java:25)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.ActionCleanupDelayFilter.doFilter(ActionCleanupDelayFilter.java:37)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.johnson.filters.JohnsonFilter.doFilter(JohnsonFilter.java:91)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.filters.gzip.GzipFilter.doFilter(GzipFilter.java:64)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.atlassian.core.filters.AbstractEncodingFilter.doFilter(AbstractEncodingFilter.java:36)
at com.caucho.server.http.FilterChainFilter.doFilter(FilterChainFilter.java:88)
at com.caucho.server.http.Invocation.service(Invocation.java:315)
at com.caucho.server.http.CacheInvocation.service(CacheInvocation.java:135)
at com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleRequest(HttpRequest.java:246)
at com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleConnection(HttpRequest.java:164)
at com.caucho.server.TcpConnection.run(TcpConnection.java:139)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.atlassian.jira.issue.subscription.DefaultSubscriptionManager.getSubscriptions(DefaultSubscriptionManager.java:63)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.filter.ManageFilters.getSubscriptions(ManageFilters.java:134)
at com.atlassian.jira.web.action.filter.ManageFilters.getSubscriptions(ManageFilters.java:128)
... 56 more