Opened 10 months ago
Last modified 10 months ago
#60470 new enhancement
Use `filter_input` instead of superglobals where possible
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| Milestone: | Awaiting Review | Priority: | normal |
| Severity: | normal | Version: | |
| Component: | Security | Keywords: | |
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Description
The $_SERVER, $_GET, and $_POST variables are inherently unsafe and shouldn't be used, as they can be modified in userland.
filter_input should be used instead - for cases where there is no appropriate sanitizing available the FILTER_CALLBACK flag can be used with the WP sanitizing function, e.g. FILTER_CALLBACK
Change History (3)
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10 months ago
This isn't really related, is it? (very, very tangentially at best)
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Using filter_input would also finally provide a pathway out of the useless unslashing, bc the data from filter_input isn't corrupted by WP's unnecessary slashing of superglobals in the first place.
#3
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10 months ago
As of PHP 8 any disabled functions aren't included in the functions table and can be overwritten by a userland function - WP could define filter_input if it doesn't exist in those cases (https://php.watch/versions/8.0/disable_functions-redeclare)
Which would make the argument that some servers don't have filter_ functions enabled redundant too.
As soon as WP raises the minimum to PHP 8, this is definitely the way to go I'd say?
Related: #33837