[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8152: WordPress should force all URL query string requests to be 255 characters or less

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#8152: WordPress should force all URL query string requests to be 255 characters
or less
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 Reporter:  _ck_         |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:  2.8      
Component:  Security     |      Version:  2.6.1    
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |  
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Comment (by westi):

 You can shorten that too:

 {{{
 <?php
 /*
 Plugin Name: Block Long Queries
 */
 if (strlen($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])>255 ||
 strlen($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])>320) {
 status_header(414);
 @exit;
 }
 ?>
 }}}

 Although extra headers may be needed in some cases I suppose.

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