[BUG] Error validating scan types: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value

[azizabah]

Describe the bug

The Checkmarx AST@2 task is throwing an error:

Creating directory Error validating scan types: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value Exit code received from AST-CLI: 1

Expected behavior

It doesn't throw an error.

Actual behavior

It throws an error.

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to '...'
2. Click on '....'
3. Scroll down to '....'
4. See error

Environment

• [AZURE PLUGIN version](task: Checkmarx AST@2)
• Platform - Image: ubuntu-latest

Additional comments

Add any other context about the problem here.

Logs

2023-11-30T15:23:27.2264094Z ##[section]Starting: CheckmarxAST
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2268612Z ==============================================================================
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2268739Z Task : Checkmarx AST
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2268798Z Description : Add Secure Source Code Analysis inside your build process
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2268904Z Version : 2.0.28
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2268960Z Author : Checkmarx
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2269016Z Help : https://github.com/CheckmarxDev/checkmarx-ast-azure-plugin#readme
2023-11-30T15:23:27.2269479Z ==============================================================================
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3322131Z No client ID and secret configured
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3334629Z Project name: some-service
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3336232Z Branch name: $(System.PullRequest.SourceBranch)
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3337420Z Agent: Azure DevOps
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3339095Z Additional Params:
2023-11-30T15:23:29.3458589Z Creating directory
2023-11-30T15:23:29.4682336Z Error validating scan types: invalid character '<' looking for beginning of value
2023-11-30T15:23:29.4726029Z Exit code received from AST-CLI: 1
2023-11-30T15:23:29.4808641Z ##[section]Finishing: CheckmarxAST

[github-actions]

Internal Jira issue: AST-33047

[OrShamirCM]

The issue can’t be reproduced. It happened when we had an error in one of our core servers. It's not a common issue and not related to the CLI (only the error message is).
I am closing as I can't reproduce.