[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #46748: authenticate filter hook does not behave as expected for priority values less than 20

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#46748: authenticate filter hook does not behave as expected for priority values
less than 20
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 Reporter:  robert.peake            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Login and Registration  |     Version:  3.7
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                          |     Focuses:
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Changes (by SergeyBiryukov):

 * version:  trunk => 3.7


Comment:

 Introduced in [24848].

 At a glance, there's no need to lower the priority of
 `wp_authenticate_username_password()`, it just needs to immediately return
 `$user` if it's a `WP_Error`, like it was already done for an empty
 username or password in [24850].

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46748#comment:4>
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