QUALITY PATCH

MDVA-42269: Admin users cannot log into the Admin due to the following error: TypeError: strtotime()…

Admin users cannot log into the Admin due to the following error: TypeError: strtotime() expects parameter 1 to be string, null given. Quality patch MDVA-42269 for magento/module-security applies to Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce 2.3.7-p3 to 2.4.4-p18.

Categories: Admin
Components: magento/module-security
Origin: adobe-commerce-support
Since QPT: 1.1.11

Issue

Admin users cannot log into the Admin due to the following error: TypeError: strtotime() expects parameter 1 to be string, null given.

Steps to reproduce

Log into the Commerce Admin.

Adobe's page lists 2.4.3-p1 - 2.4.3-p2, 2.3.7-p3 as compatible; the versions below are resolved from the current QPT constraints and are the ones the tool will offer.

Adobe scheduled the permanent fix for 2.4.5.

Install

Install the Quality Patches Tool with composer require magento/quality-patches, apply the prerequisites listed for all files applicable to your distribution and version first, then run vendor/bin/magento-patches apply MDVA-42269. On Cloud, add MDVA-42269 under stage.build.QUALITY_PATCHES in .magento.env.yaml.

For cweagans/composer-patches, choose a compatible version below and download the bundle. Copy its MDVA-42269/ folder into patches/composer/, merge composer.patches.json into composer.json, then run composer install. Bundle prerequisites the same way and list them first. Paths are relative to each package root, using the default -p1 level. Prefer local files when configuring composer-patches; a remote URL can change.