2559264 - Exception caught by adapter framework: <null>

After system upgrade from NetWeaver 7.0X to 7.3X or higher version, during SOAP adapter test you see the following exception:

com.sap.engine.interfaces.messaging.api.exception.MessagingException: java.lang.NullPointerException

Using the XPI Inspector Tool (SAP Note 1514898 example 50) you see the following exceptions during issue reproduction (Open the XPI zip file, open the result.html and click on Errors number at Server Nodes container):

Catching java.lang.NullPointerException

Exception caught by adapter framework: <null>

Catching com.sap.engine.interfaces.messaging.api.exception.MessagingException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sap.aii.af.app.listener.AFWListenerBean.onMessage(AFWListenerBean.java:508)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor423.invoke(Unknown Source)
...
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:394)
at com.sap.aii.af.app.mp.ejb.ModuleProcessorBean.createModuleContext(ModuleProcessorBean.java:529)
at com.sap.aii.af.app.mp.ejb.ModuleProcessorBean.process(ModuleProcessorBean.java:177)
...

Caught exception com.sap.engine.interfaces.messaging.api.exception.MessagingException from application code with msgKey: <MESSAGE ID>

Catching com.sap.engine.interfaces.messaging.api.exception.MessagingException: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.sap.aii.af.app.listener.AFWListenerBean.onMessage(AFWListenerBean.java:508)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor423.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
...

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• SAP NetWeaver 7.0
• SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
• SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
• SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
• SAP NetWeaver 7.3
• SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3
• SAP NetWeaver 7.4
• SAP NetWeaver 7.5

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.4 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.5 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP enhancement package 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ; SAP enhancement package 3 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0

MessageTransformBean, Transform.ContentType, Process Integration 7.0, PI 7.0, PI 7.01, PI 7.02, Process Integration 7.30, PI 7.30, Process Integration 7.31, PI 7.31, Process Orchestration 7.4, PI 7.4, PO 7.4, Process Orchestration 7.5, PI 7.5, PO 7.5, XI, AEX , KBA , BC-XI-CON-AFW , J2EE Adapter Framework , Problem