[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #61837: Uncaught TypeError in wp/v2/posts/{id} endpoint

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#61837: Uncaught TypeError in wp/v2/posts/{id} endpoint
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 Reporter:  mlf20         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API      |    Version:  6.2.2
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  rest-api      |
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 Upon creating a fresh instance of WordPress and setting up the REST API a
 malformed post request REST API endpoint /wp-json/wp/v2/posts/{id} results
 in an exception in the endpoint.


 Request body:
 '{"date": "2024-08-07T02:04:37", "date_gmt": "2024-08-07T02:04:37",
 "slug": "hello-world", "status": "publish", "password": 99999999,
 "author": 1, "featured_media": 0, "comment_status": "open", "ping_status":
 "open", "format": "", "sticky": false, "template": "PE9PCU5W",
 "categories": [], "tags": [""]}'

 === Command to reproduce
  curl -X POST "[WORDPRESSDOMAIN]/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/1" --data '{"date":
 "2024-08-07T02:04:37", "date_gmt": "2024-08-07T02:04:37", "slug": "hello-
 world", "status": "publish", "password": 99999999, "author": 1,
 "featured_media": 0, "comment_status": "open", "ping_status": "open",
 "format": "", "sticky": false, "template": "PE9PCU5W", "categories": [],
 "tags": [""]}' -H 'Authorization: Basic [ACCESS_TOKEN]' -H 'Content-Type:
 application/json'

 === Stacktrace


 {{{
 <br />
 <b>Fatal error</b>:  Uncaught TypeError: hash_equals(): Argument #2
 ($user_string) must be of type string, int given in /var/www/html/wp-
 includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php:496
 Stack trace:
 #0 /var/www/html/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-
 controller.php(496): hash_equals('', 99999999)
 #1 /var/www/html/wp-includes/rest-api.php(821):
 WP_REST_Posts_Controller->get_item_permissions_check(Object(WP_REST_Request))
 #2 /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(308):
 rest_send_allow_header(Object(WP_REST_Response), Object(WP_REST_Server),
 Object(WP_REST_Request))
 #3 /var/www/html/wp-includes/plugin.php(205):
 WP_Hook->apply_filters(Object(WP_REST_Response), Array)
 #4 /var/www/html/wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php(466):
 apply_filters('rest_post_dispa...', Object(WP_REST_Response),
 Object(WP_REST_Server), Object(WP_REST_Request))
 #5 /var/www/html/wp-includes/rest-api.php(410):
 WP_REST_Server->serve_request('/wp/v2/posts/1')
 #6 /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(308):
 rest_api_loaded(Object(WP))
 #7 /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(332):
 WP_Hook->apply_filters('', Array)
 #8 /var/www/html/wp-includes/plugin.php(565): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)
 #9 /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp.php(399):
 do_action_ref_array('parse_request', Array)
 #10 /var/www/html/wp-includes/class-wp.php(780): WP->parse_request('')
 #11 /var/www/html/wp-includes/functions.php(1334): WP->main('')
 #12 /var/www/html/wp-blog-header.php(16): wp()
 #13 /var/www/html/index.php(17): require('/var/www/html/w...')
 #14 {main}
   thrown in <b>/var/www/html/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-
 posts-controller.php</b> on line <b>496</b><br />
 {"code":"internal_server_error","message":"<p>There has been a critical
 error on this website.<\/p><p><a
 href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/faq-
 troubleshooting\/\">Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.<\/a><\/p>
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61837>
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