[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65050: REST API: Comments controller returns 403 instead of 404 for invalid post ID in update_item()

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#65050: REST API: Comments controller returns 403 instead of 404 for invalid post
ID in update_item()
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 Reporter:  saratheonline            |       Owner:  saratheonline
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  REST API                 |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  coding-standards
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Changes (by gaurangsondagar):

 * focuses:   => coding-standards


Comment:

 Tested patch: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11529

 Environment:
 - WordPress: 7.1-alpha-62161-src
 - PHP: 8.3.30
 - Browser: Chrome
 - Database: MySQL 8.4.8
 - OS: Ubuntu

 Steps I followed:
 - Confirmed that 'update_item()' in 'WP_REST_Comments_Controller' returns
 a 403 status when an invalid post ID is provided.
 - Verified that the same scenario in `get_item()` correctly returns a 404
 status.
 - This creates inconsistency within the same controller.

 Agree that 404 is the correct response here, as the post does not exist
 and this is not a permission issue.

 Tested the proposed fix and it resolves the issue as expected without
 introducing any regressions.

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