diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 077873b7b2..11d5d97d64 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1205,9 +1205,9 @@ function wp_nonce_ays($action) {
 			$html .= "\t\t<input type='hidden' name='" . attribute_escape(urldecode($k)) . "' value='" . attribute_escape(urldecode($v)) . "' />\n";
 		}
 		$html .= "\t\t<input type='hidden' name='_wpnonce' value='" . wp_create_nonce($action) . "' />\n";
-		$html .= "\t\t<div id='message' class='confirm fade'>\n\t\t<p>" . wp_explain_nonce($action) . "</p>\n\t\t<p><a href='$adminurl'>" . __('No') . "</a> <input type='submit' value='" . __('Yes') . "' /></p>\n\t\t</div>\n\t</form>\n";
+		$html .= "\t\t<div id='message' class='confirm fade'>\n\t\t<p>" . wp_specialchars(wp_explain_nonce($action)) . "</p>\n\t\t<p><a href='$adminurl'>" . __('No') . "</a> <input type='submit' value='" . __('Yes') . "' /></p>\n\t\t</div>\n\t</form>\n";
 	} else {
-		$html .= "\t<div id='message' class='confirm fade'>\n\t<p>" . wp_explain_nonce($action) . "</p>\n\t<p><a href='$adminurl'>" . __('No') . "</a> <a href='" . add_query_arg( '_wpnonce', wp_create_nonce($action), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) . "'>" . __('Yes') . "</a></p>\n\t</div>\n";
+		$html .= "\t<div id='message' class='confirm fade'>\n\t<p>" . wp_specialchars(wp_explain_nonce($action)) . "</p>\n\t<p><a href='$adminurl'>" . __('No') . "</a> <a href='" . add_query_arg( '_wpnonce', wp_create_nonce($action), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) . "'>" . __('Yes') . "</a></p>\n\t</div>\n";
 	}
 	$html .= "</body>\n</html>";
 	wp_die($html, $title);