Issue: Unexpected end-of-input: expected close marker for Object in Release

Issue

Unable to access a folder or template. Every time we go to the releases page it will show the following errors:

Sample error code:

{
“An error occurred
Unexpected end-of-input: expected close marker for Object (start marker at [Source: (String
   Reader); line: 1, column: 188815]) at [Source: (StringReader); line: 1, column: 189027]
Status code: 500
GET /releases/FolderSamplesAndTutorials-Folder56546804970f4a1a832886f0a92acf6a-Released781c3bc32
   054176a7326b5e5087e4fc
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:39:06 GMT”
}
{
An error occurred
Unexpected end-of-input: expected close marker for Object (start marker at [Source: (String)&
--------
-----
-----
[truncated 20935 chars]; line: 1, column: 21436]
Status code: 500
post /releases/search
}

Affected Products & Versions

Noticed in Release 10.2.6, 10.3.7, 22.0.x

Cause

One of the causes is inputting a base64 encoded password, which is encoded outside of the Release system, in a password variable.

Workaround/Resolution Action

Try deleting the problematic template and release using the below steps -

1. Go to <RELEASE_domain_name>/#/support as admin user
2. Enter the Template / Release id in the Delete release section
3. Click on Delete