[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64274: wp.sanitize.stripTags could rely on the browser for HTML parsing
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Wed Nov 19 00:38:16 UTC 2025
#64274: wp.sanitize.stripTags could rely on the browser for HTML parsing
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Reporter: dmsnell | Owner: (none)
Type: defect (bug) | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Awaiting Review
Component: General | Version:
Severity: normal | Keywords:
Focuses: |
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This JavaScript function recreates emblematic problems in HTML parsing by
relying on over-simplified regular expressions. It runs, however, inside a
browser where a reliable HTML parser exists, and so could or should lean
on that parser in order to operate.
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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64274>
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