Type Error: Unable to Get Property ‘Replace’ of Undefined or Null Reference

Several of our SharePoint / Project Server 2013 customers have recently reported the following error on project site Issues, Risks and other lists:

TypeError: Unable to get property ‘replace’ of undefined or null reference

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The root cause is the Microsoft January 2016 security update, specifically MS16-004 (KB3124585) .

If you are looking for a minimal change to resolve the issue we recommend installing the January 12, 2016, update for SharePoint Foundation 2013 :

KB 3114508 – Download location: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50667

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