[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24646: fetch_feed() returns WP_Error with "A valid URL was not provided"

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#24646: fetch_feed() returns WP_Error with "A valid URL was not provided"
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 Reporter:  husdaman      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.5.3
Component:  Feeds         |     Version:  3.5.2
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by Otto42):

 Private addresses being blocked is a problem for cases where WordPress is
 used on internal networks, but just allowing it indiscriminately is
 potentially a security problem.

 One can get around this by using the 'http_request_reject_unsafe_urls'
 filter, but perhaps a filter more specific to the private-IP range check
 would be appropriate here, to allow people using it in this way to bypass
 just that check.

 @husdaman: A temporary workaround:
 {{{
 add_filter('http_request_reject_unsafe_urls','__return_false');
 }}}

 This disables the URL safety check entirely, so only use it in cases where
 the site is not-publicly accessible (like your internal site).

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