[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20927: Ampersand inside HTML comment causes wp_insert_post to loop infinitely

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#20927: Ampersand inside HTML comment causes wp_insert_post to loop infinitely
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 Reporter:  jpayette      |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  3.3.2
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 I'm encountering an issue with wp_insert_post where, when the post_content
 contains an HTML comment containing an ampersand (ie, "<!-- & -->"),
 wp_insert_post seems to be getting stuck in an infinite loop. As far as I
 can tell, it is endless escaping the & into &amp; over and over.

 I've attached a small script that reproduces this error; you need to
 replace the HTTP_HOST and the path to wp-load.php to reflect your own
 machine for it to run. I've reproduced this issue on two different
 machines, both running Ubuntu 12.04, one on Wordpress 3.3.1 and the other
 on Wordpress 3.3.2.

 The most bizarre thing about this issue, to me, is if you move the
 contents of the includeFiles() function out of the function and into the
 main body of the script, the issue no longer occurs. Somehow, including
 wp-load.php from a function is causing the infinite loop.

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