Ticket #43831: 43831.diff

src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

@@ -1627 +1627 @@
          * @return string The sanitized 'order' query variable.
          */
         protected function parse_order( $order ) {
-                if ( ! is_string( $order ) || empty( $order ) ) {
+                if (
+                        ! is_string( $order )
+                        || empty( $order )
+                        || 'ASC' !== strtoupper( $order )
+                ) {
                         return 'DESC';
                 }
 
-                if ( 'ASC' === strtoupper( $order ) ) {
-                        return 'ASC';
-                } else {
-                        return 'DESC';
-                }
+                return 'ASC';
         }
 
         /**