[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39714: Proposal: Use Full PHPMailer library
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#39714: Proposal: Use Full PHPMailer library
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Reporter: Ipstenu | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: External Libraries | Version:
Severity: normal | Keywords:
Focuses: |
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Currently we're using a customized version of phpMailer that strips out
some features. This is most evident when you compare class.smtp.php:
Ours: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/src/wp-includes/class-
smtp.php#L465
Official:
https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/blob/v5.2.21/class.smtp.php#L465-L527
We're missing sections which plugin developers are using to support
extended features (oauth, ntlm, etc). By leaving this out, we introduce a
reason for them to include versions of PHPMailer which they then have to
update in the case of security issues (such as the sort that predicated
the 4.7.1 core release).
If we were to include the full library, it would be easier (and faster)
for core to update in case of security issues, and it would provide more
flexibility and security for plugins and (by extension) users of
WordPress.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39714>
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