CVE-2026-73382: Wordpress Xss Wp Specialchars Decode Post Sanitize

Calling `wp_specialchars_decode()` on text and returning it without a subsequent `wp_kses()` or escaping call can re-arm nested or encoded HTML entities into active HTML tags, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

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greprules fetch cve-2026-73382-wordpress-xss-wp-specialchars-decode-post-sanitize --engine opengrep

Description

Calling `wp_specialchars_decode()` on text and returning it without a subsequent `wp_kses()` or escaping call can re-arm nested or encoded HTML entities into active HTML tags, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).