Resolve "Sorting by name on explore projects page renders a 500 error when logged in"

What does this MR do?

Fix sorting by name on explore projects page.

Why was this MR needed?

Sorting by name on explore projects page renders a 500 error when logged in.

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

• Changelog entry added, if necessary
• Documentation created/updated
• API support added
• Tests added for this feature/bug
• Conform by the code review guidelines
  • Has been reviewed by a UX Designer
  • Has been reviewed by a Frontend maintainer
  • Has been reviewed by a Backend maintainer
  • Has been reviewed by a Database specialist
• Conform by the merge request performance guides
• Conform by the style guides
• If you have multiple commits, please combine them into a few logically organized commits by squashing them
• Internationalization required/considered
• End-to-end tests pass (package-and-qa manual pipeline job)

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Closes #48339 (closed)