[JENKINS-43264] NullPointerException when credentialsId is null

with the following:

{{   steps {}}

{{     withCredentials([}}

{{       string(credentialsId: params.GITHUB_PASSWORD, variable: 'GITHUB_PASSWORD'),}}

{{       string(credentialsId: params.GITHUB_APP_SECRET, variable: 'GITHUB_APP_SECRET')}}

    ]) {

      ansiblePlaybook(    {{      }}

        ...

      )

{{    }}}

{{  }}}

 

if param.GITHUB_PASSWORD is null (not defined), a NullPointerException is raised.

The code in com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.findCredentialById should check for null value of id and provide a more useful message than a stacktrace.

 

 

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Originally reported by jouve, imported from: NullPointerException when credentialsId is null

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): credentials-binding-plugin
  
• label(s): diagnostics
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 4
  
• imported: 20251211-141027
  

Raw content of original issue

with the following:

{{   steps {}}

{{     withCredentials([}}

{{       string(credentialsId: params.GITHUB_PASSWORD, variable: 'GITHUB_PASSWORD'),}}

{{       string(credentialsId: params.GITHUB_APP_SECRET, variable: 'GITHUB_APP_SECRET')}}

    ]) {

      ansiblePlaybook(    {{      }}

        ...

      )

{{    }}}

{{  }}}


 


if param.GITHUB_PASSWORD is null (not defined), a NullPointerException is raised.


The code in com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.CredentialsProvider.findCredentialById should check for null value of id and provide a more useful message than a stacktrace.


 


 

• environment: see attached about.html


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