[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 sambauers):

 Replying to [comment:14 link92]:
 > Off the top of my head, any PCRE just silently fails to match anything,
 which without iconv would make this patch a huge void hole.

 Yes, for those cases, but there is still a majority of cases where this
 will enhance security.

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