[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64274: wp.sanitize.stripTags could rely on the browser for HTML parsing

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#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:  Future Release
Component:  General       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by westonruter):

 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => Future Release


Old description:

> 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.

New description:

 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.

 See [https://github.com/dmsnell/wordpress-
 develop/commit/3865859fd8982575204bc04e77197ea4c743ccf5#r170824354
 discussion]. Follow-up to [60907] for #48054.

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