[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63611: wp_widget_rss_output: HTML entities that are part of HTML tags should be removed

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#63611: wp_widget_rss_output: HTML entities that are part of HTML tags should be
removed
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 Reporter:  wildworks                            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Widgets                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-unit-tests good-   |     Focuses:
  first-bug has-test-info                        |
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Comment (by SirLouen):

 Replying to [comment:3 wildworks]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 SirLouen]: Thanks for the testing.
 >
 > Perhaps my explanation was insufficient, but the
 `wp_widget_rss_output()` function is not used in the RSS block. The title
 is escaped by the block itself, so it needs to be fixed separately in
 Gutenberg.
 >
 > This core ticket targets the `wp_widget_rss_output()` function and
 features that use it, such as the RSS widget in Classic Widgets.

 I did not review the code, but I was assuming that the RSS block also used
 such function. I could also see a wrong html parsing in the block.
 I'm assuming that you brought this because it was also found in the
 Gutenberg repo?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63611#comment:4>
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