[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8767: Refactored filters to avoid potential XSS attacks

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#8767: Refactored filters to avoid potential XSS attacks
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 Reporter:  sambauers                      |        Owner:  ryan 
     Type:  defect (bug)                   |       Status:  new  
 Priority:  high                           |    Milestone:  2.7.1
Component:  Security                       |      Version:  2.7  
 Severity:  major                          |   Resolution:       
 Keywords:  has-patch, needs-testing, XSS  |  
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Comment (by miqrogroove):

 I'm also concerned about the return ''; statements.  This is not typical
 of UTF-8 sanitizers.

 With only a week to go now, I think this patch is more likely to introduce
 new problems than improve risk factors.

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