[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #3260: XML output (rss, atom, rdf ...) should always use UTF-8 or CDATA for user input

[WordPress Trac]

#3260: XML output (rss, atom, rdf ...) should always use UTF-8 or CDATA for user
input
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 Reporter:  deremder   |        Type:  defect (bug)
   Status:  new        |    Priority:  normal      
Milestone:  2.9        |   Component:  Feeds       
  Version:  2.8.2      |    Severity:  normal      
 Keywords:  has-patch  |  
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Comment(by peaceablewhale):

 When will unallowed entities be output to the feed? I don't think that
 using CDATA is a good solution as it may cause double escaping.

 <title>&amp;</title> is &, but <title><![[CDATA&amp;]]></title> is &amp;.

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