Moodle
  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-31101

format_string mangles < and > characters

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        • Type: Bug Bug
        • Status: Closed
        • Priority: Minor Minor
        • Resolution: Fixed
        • Affects Version/s: 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.3
        • Fix Version/s: 2.1.5, 2.2.2
        • Component/s: Libraries
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        • Testing Instructions:
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          1. Create Page resources with names

          • x < 0
          • x > 0
          • x < 1 and x > -1
            These should all work.

          2. Run the unit tests in lib/simpletest/testweblib.php

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          1. Create Page resources with names x < 0 x > 0 x < 1 and x > -1 These should all work. 2. Run the unit tests in lib/simpletest/testweblib.php
        • Affected Branches:
          MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE, MOODLE_23_STABLE
        • Fixed Branches:
          MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE
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        • Rank:
          37528

          Description

          Suppose you have the multilang filter enables, and you want a heading x > 0 or x < 1. Well, you are going to have problems.

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            discovered while testing

            Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-24394 Match question type: should be able to use the multilang filter on the answers

            • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
            • Closed

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              Tim Hunt added a comment -

              Not the prettiest fix every, but it seems to work.

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              Tim Hunt added a comment - Not the prettiest fix every, but it seems to work.
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              Petr Škoda added a comment -

              I do not like this kind of changes in stable branches - it seems quite dangerous to me

              I was thinking a bit more about this and I do not like this "automatic fixing" much inside format_string(), it shoudl be imo done when taking the input from users instead

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              Petr Škoda added a comment - I do not like this kind of changes in stable branches - it seems quite dangerous to me I was thinking a bit more about this and I do not like this "automatic fixing" much inside format_string(), it shoudl be imo done when taking the input from users instead
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              Tim Hunt added a comment -

              Petr, content sent through format_string for output should have been processed by PARAM_TEXT on input. Therefore, it should be plain text plus multilang tags. Therefore, I think that 'x < 1' is a valid input string.

              If you disagree, then you need to change clean_param(..., PARAM_TEXT) which also seems dangerous.

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              Tim Hunt added a comment - Petr, content sent through format_string for output should have been processed by PARAM_TEXT on input. Therefore, it should be plain text plus multilang tags. Therefore, I think that 'x < 1' is a valid input string. If you disagree, then you need to change clean_param(..., PARAM_TEXT) which also seems dangerous.
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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

              Integrated, thanks!

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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - Integrated, thanks!
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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

              I've executed tests under 21/22/23 and tested with the offending chars into activity title. HTML source code revealed the differences and all them were ok. So passed.

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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - I've executed tests under 21/22/23 and tested with the offending chars into activity title. HTML source code revealed the differences and all them were ok. So passed.
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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

              This virus has been spread upstream, everybody will be infected soon. Congrats, you did it!

              Closing, ciao

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              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - This virus has been spread upstream, everybody will be infected soon. Congrats, you did it! Closing, ciao

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