Some Jira administrative pages return blank
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Summary
Some admin pages like Jira Administration ⚙ > Projects return blank as in the example below:

The Add Directory button from the User Management page might not work as well:

Environment
Jira with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory single add-on installed.
Diagnosis
Jira instance with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory single add-on installed.
We will see the following error on the browser console when accessing the affected pages.
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Uncaught ReferenceError: getQueryVariable is not defined
The error disappears when disabling the Microsoft Azure Active Directory single add-on.
Cause
The error is related to the Microsoft Azure Active Directory single add-on, probably due to an incompatible version with the current Jira version.
Solution
Update the Microsoft Azure Active Directory single add-on to a compatible version.
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