Bug 234226: "Find a specific bug" shouldn't allow empty search - Patch by Frédéric Buclin <LpSolit@gmail.com> r/a=justdave

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/buglist.cgi b/buglist.cgi
index 948916d0f..96011d3f7 100755
--- a/buglist.cgi
+++ b/buglist.cgi
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ if (defined($searchstring)) {
     # as if this had been a normal query from the beginning.
 }
 
+# Reject empty searches from the simple search form, including
+# words being a single or several consecutive whitespaces only.
+if (defined($cgi->param('content')) && $cgi->param('content') =~ /^\s*$/) {
+    ThrowUserError("buglist_parameters_required");
+}
+
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