1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 04cb7c24c..e4ef33be6 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -874,11 +874,12 @@ class App {
 		}
 
 		if((x($_SERVER,'QUERY_STRING')) && substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 0, 2) === "q=") {
-			self::$query_string = escape_tags(substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 2));
+			self::$query_string = str_replace(['<','>'],['&lt;','&gt;'],substr($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'], 2);
 			// removing trailing / - maybe a nginx problem
 			if (substr(self::$query_string, 0, 1) == "/")
 				self::$query_string = substr(self::$query_string, 1);
 		}
+
 		if(x($_GET,'q'))
 			self::$cmd = escape_tags(trim($_GET['q'],'/\\'));