[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59000: Add a check for wp_get_current_user to current_user_can

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#59000: Add a check for wp_get_current_user to current_user_can
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 Reporter:  scruffian              |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users                  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:  has-patch => has-patch 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 I'd be very wary of changing this. If user capability checks are being
 performed before pluggable functions are defined then they are unreliable.
 Changing the function to return false if `wp_get_current_user()` isn't
 defined just papers over the incorrect usage.

 What's the reason the capability checks are being called before pluggable
 functions are defined?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/59000#comment:3>
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