From 2e9b5cbf5766e6ea2e30debfc8af54258d6aa254 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ralf Lang <ralf.lang@ralf-lang.de>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 19:05:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(prefs): guard config-file storage against null $registry
 global

---
 lib/Horde/Core/Prefs/Storage/Configuration.php | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/Horde/Core/Prefs/Storage/Configuration.php b/lib/Horde/Core/Prefs/Storage/Configuration.php
index b3d8bf0c..4eed8c20 100644
--- a/lib/Horde/Core/Prefs/Storage/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/Horde/Core/Prefs/Storage/Configuration.php
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ public function get($scope_ob)
     {
         global $registry;
 
+        /* Modern PSR-15 request paths (e.g. the admin REST API) never
+         * populate $GLOBALS['registry']. Config-file defaults are a
+         * best-effort layer atop user prefs; when we cannot reach the
+         * registry, return the scope unchanged and let downstream
+         * storage drivers (SQL etc.) supply real values. Same graceful
+         * fallback shape as the try/catch below for missing prefs.php
+         * files. */
+        if (!$registry instanceof Horde_Registry) {
+            return $scope_ob;
+        }
+
         /* Read the configuration file.
          * Values are in the $_prefs array. */
         try {