[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33848: Protect against vulnerability in Netscape 4?

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#33848: Protect against vulnerability in Netscape 4?
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 Reporter:  dmsnell                              |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Security                             |     Version:  1.0
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch has-unit-tests dev-        |     Focuses:
  feedback                                       |  performance
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Changes (by pento):

 * status:  reviewing => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 In [changeset:"38785"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="" revision="38785"
 KSES: Deprecate `wp_kses_js_entities()`.

 This function was originally introduced to fix an XSS attack in Netscape
 4, which never affected any other browsers, or later versions of Netscape.

 I'm willing to go out on a limb, and say that we've officially dropped
 security support for Netscape 4.

 Props dmsnell, desrosj.
 Fixes #33848.
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