Get 500 error on client side but 403 in terminal for the backend

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I think this is a bug as far as I can see while debugging.

  • It throws a ValidationError which extends the ApplicationError in plugin-user-permissions > server > controllers > auth.js

  • Then it is caught in the middleware strapi > lib > middlewares > body.js and re-thrown. Here the error is an instance of Error but I cannot see if it is an instance of ApplicationError or ValidationError as this is not available in body.js.

  • Then it is caught in the middleware strapi > lib > middlewares > errors.js but here the error is no longer an instance of ApplicationError and therefore the HTTP status is set to 500 in formatInternalError as a catch all status.

I am not sure why the error is not recognized as ApplicationError as I do not understand the code enough. I will raise an issue on GitHub.