When replying to a thread with a user name with special characters the characters are displayed as HTML code

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0.X, 7.1.X, 7.2.X, 7.3.X, 7.4.X, Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.0.X, 7.1.X, 7.2.10 DXP FP17, 7.2.10.6 DXP SP6, 7.2.X, 7.3.X, 7.4.3.6 CE GA6, 7.4.13 DXP U2, 7.4.3.7 CE GA7, 7.4.13 DXP U3, Master
• Component/s: Message Boards
• Labels:
  • backend_test
  • br-interns
  • ee-ts
  • liferay-dxp-72-sp6
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-17-7210
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-27-7110
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-4-7310
  • liferay-update-dxp-3-7413
  • liferay-update-dxp-4-7310
• Branch Version/s:
  7.3.x, 7.2.x, 7.1.x, 7.0.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Story Points: 1
• Fix Priority: 3
• Sprint: LIMA | QA Sprint 17
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/liferay-lima/liferay-portal/pull/2582

Reproduction Steps:

• Go to Control Panel --> Users --> Users and Organizations --> and add a User with the first and last names in brackets. For example (John) (Peter).
• Place a messageboard portlet on the home page by clicking on "+" on the upper right.
• Click on the Permissions of the portlet and check the permission boxes: "Add Message", "View", and "Reply to Message" for the User role then save.
• log in with the new User and click "Post New Thread" to add one. A Subject is enough to add.
• Click on the 3 dot menu beside the posted thread and select "Reply with Quote"

Actual Result: The User name brackets appear as HTML code.

Expected Result: The User name should appear normally (John)(Peter).