fix: improve handling malformed new specific ipr submissions (ietf-to…

…ols#6420)
larseggert · Oct 4, 2023 · a97f306 · a97f306
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diff --git a/ietf/ipr/forms.py b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ def clean(self):
         cleaned_data = super().clean()
         revisions = cleaned_data.get("revisions")
         document = cleaned_data.get("document")
-        if not document.name.startswith("rfc"):
+        if not document:
+            self.add_error("document", "Identifying the Internet-Draft or RFC for this disclosure is required.")
+        elif not document.name.startswith("rfc"):
             if revisions.strip() == "":
                 self.add_error("revisions", "Revisions of this Internet-Draft for which this disclosure is relevant must be specified.")
         return cleaned_data