Changeset 60650

Timestamp:

08/19/2025 11:29:12 PM (7 weeks ago)

Author:

peterwilsoncc

Message:

Users: Throw specific warning when wp_insert_user() called without user_pass.

Modifies wp_insert_user() to throw the warning The user_pass field is required when creating a new user. The user will need to reset their password before logging in. when called without the user_pass argument defined.

This avoids a mix of warnings being thrown depending on the version of PHP the system is running on, anywhere between zero and three.

To retain backward compatibility the user is created with an empty password. As WordPress does not accept an empty password during authentication, this will require the newly created user complete the password reset process.

Props dd32, hbhalodia, iamadisingh, mindctrl, rollybueno, sheldorofazeroth, shilpaashokan94
Fixes #63770.

Location:

trunk

Files:

• src/wp-includes/user.php (modified) (1 diff)
• tests/phpunit/tests/user/slashes.php (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/wp-includes/user.php

@@ -2222 +2222 @@
     } else {
         $update = false;
+
+        if ( empty( $userdata['user_pass'] ) ) {
+            wp_trigger_error(
+                __FUNCTION__,
+                __( 'The user_pass field is required when creating a new user. The user will need to reset their password before logging in.' ),
+                E_USER_WARNING
+            );
+
+            // Set the password as an empty string to force the password reset flow.
+            $userdata['user_pass'] = '';
+        }
+
         // Hash the password.
         $user_pass = wp_hash_password( $userdata['user_pass'] );

trunk/tests/phpunit/tests/user/slashes.php

@@ -155 +155 @@
                 'display_name' => self::SLASH_7,
                 'description'  => self::SLASH_3,
-                'user_pass'    => '',
+                'user_pass'    => 'password',
             )
         );
@@ -176 +176 @@
                 'display_name' => self::SLASH_2,
                 'description'  => self::SLASH_4,
-                'user_pass'    => '',
+                'user_pass'    => 'password',
             )
         );