ServletException while saving pages with corrupt formatting

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    • Severity 3 - Minor

      Error

      When saving a page, the following error occurs:

      Oops - an error has occurred:
Cause

javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception
     at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:313) 

caused by: java.lang.StackOverflowError
     at org.owasp.validator.html.scan.AntiSamyDOMScanner.recursiveValidateTag(AntiSamyDOMScanner.java:360) 

Stack Trace:[hide]
javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet execution threw an exception

      Diagnosis:

      Often occurs when data has been copied and pasted from other Confluence pages. To check Click Tools > View Storage Format on the trouble page. Here you will likely see some tags that had not been closed, such as:

      <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>

      Workaround:

      1. Copy the page from Tools > Copy
      2. While in edit mode, Select All content, and Cut to clipboard.
      3. Save page.
      4. Edit copy of page, and paste all content back in.
      5. Save page.
      6. Use this copy now as the original page.

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            Reporter:
            SMS (Inactive)
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