Ticket #38820: 38820.diff

src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php

@@ -373 +373 @@
                 }
 
                 // Limit who can set comment `author`, `karma` or `status` to anything other than the default.
                 if ( isset( $request['author'] ) && get_current_user_id() !== $request['author'] && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
                         return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_author', __( 'Comment author invalid.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
                 }
 
                 if ( isset( $request['karma'] ) && $request['karma'] > 0 && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
                         return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_karma', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to set karma for comments.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
                 }
 
                 if ( isset( $request['status'] ) && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
                         return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_status', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to set status for comments.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
                 }
 
+                if ( isset( $request['type'] ) && 'comment' !== $request['type'] && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
+                        return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_type', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to set type for comments.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
+                }
+
                 if ( empty( $request['post'] ) && ! current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
                         return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_invalid_post_id', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create this comment without a post.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
                 }
 
                 if ( ! empty( $request['post'] ) && $post = get_post( (int) $request['post'] ) ) {
                         if ( 'draft' === $post->post_status ) {
                                 return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_draft_post', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create a comment on this post.' ), array( 'status' => 403 ) );
                         }
 
                         if ( 'trash' === $post->post_status ) {
                                 return new WP_Error( 'rest_comment_trash_post', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create a comment on this post.' ), array( 'status' => 403 ) );
                         }
 
                         if ( ! $this->check_read_post_permission( $post ) ) {
                                 return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_read_post', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to read the post for this comment.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );