[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34297: Passwords containing ' or " via wp_set_password() break login via wp-login.php

[WordPress Trac]

#34297: Passwords containing ' or " via wp_set_password() break login via wp-
login.php
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 Reporter:  manuakasam                  |       Owner:  DrewAPicture
     Type:  defect (bug)                |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Login and Registration      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch good-first-bug  |     Focuses:  docs
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Changes (by boonebgorges):

 * keywords:  needs-patch => needs-patch good-first-bug


Comment:

 Two steps to write the patch:

 1. Look through the functions that expect a password, and determine (maybe
 through trial and error) which of them expect passwords to be slashed.
 2. Modify the docs accordingly.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/34297#comment:12>
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