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Cookie issue with WP 2.0 RC 3

• D’Arcy Norman

  @dnorman

  10 years, 9 months ago

  I ran a test update of my blog on a backup copy on my desktop box, and all went well. I was able to configure stuff, write posts, edit posts, comment, etc… So I though “what the hell, try updating my server…” And, I hit some minor issues that appear to be related to cookies.

  Using Safari on MacOSX 10.4.3, I can log into the wp-admin side of things, and view/manage options etc… But once I edit a page, I get kicked out with an invalid header message in the browser.

  It appears to be related to the dbx-postmeta cookie – if I delete that, I can access wp-admin pages again. But I can’t save edits to any post, assuming it’s creating that cookie and causing my browser to barf. I get an error message that starts:
  “Bad request: Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand. Request header field is missing colon separator”

  Curiously, Firefox is able to chew right through it, and I can post/edit from it with no problems. Not sure what might be different about Safari’s handling of the cookies…

  I did a brief writeup on my blog at:
  http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/12/21/upgrading-blog-to-wp-20-rc3

• D’Arcy Norman

  @dnorman

  10 years, 9 months ago

  Just updated my blog post with details about the cookie. Looks like the dbx-postmeta cookie is being corrupted, with raw PHP code being squirted into it rather than being executed.

  Name
  Value }&
  Host http://www.darcynorman.net
  Path /
  Secure No
  Expires Thu, Dec 21, 2006 1:47:34 PM

  Name dbx-postmeta
  Value grabit=0-,1-,2-,3-,4-,5-,6-&advancedstuff=0-,1-,2-&extend=function (object) {
  Host http://www.darcynorman.net
  Path /wp-admin/
  Secure No
  Expires At End Of Session