[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14361: the_title does not escape HTML special characters properly

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#14361: the_title does not escape HTML special characters properly
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 Reporter:  peaceablewhale  |       Owner:                         
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new                    
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Future Release         
Component:  Template        |     Version:  3.0                    
 Severity:  normal          |    Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion
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Changes (by nacin):

  * keywords:  has-patch => needs-patch 2nd-opinion
  * milestone:  Awaiting Review => Future Release


Comment:

 Woah, that'd break quite a bit. HTML is allowed inside the title.

 We need to be careful not to break valid HTML if we would ever try to
 account for escaping other characters that make up HTML.

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