[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16619: XMLRPC authentication bypasses plugins?

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Wed Feb 23 11:44:11 UTC 2011


#16619: XMLRPC authentication bypasses plugins?
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 Reporter:  kojix         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  XML-RPC       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by dd32):

 See also, This: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-
 includes/user.php#L40
 {{{
 40              // TODO do we deprecate the wp_authentication action?
 41              do_action_ref_array('wp_authenticate',
 array(&$credentials['user_login'], &$credentials['user_password']));
 }}}

 It seems that that filter is not the ideal one, 'authenticate' is the
 better filter for this.

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