Missing escaping in title tag #65076

[maheshpatel27]

Missing escaping in <title> tag

• File: src/wp-login.php
• Line: 97
• Problem: <title> tag outputs $login_title without escaping. Special characters could break HTML structure.
• Severity: Security best practice
• Current Code:

  <title><?php echo $login_title; ?></title>

• Fix:

  <title><?php echo esc_html( $login_title ); ?></title>

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65076#ticket

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