diff --git a/alerts.php b/alerts.php
index 1035214c0..6d791d213 100755
--- a/alerts.php
+++ b/alerts.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function RunFollowUp() {
         }
 
         $alert['details'] = json_decode(gzuncompress($alert['details']), true);
-        $rextra           = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode($alert['extra']), true);
+        $rextra           = json_decode($alert['extra'], true);
         if ($rextra['invert']) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function RunAlerts() {
         $noiss            = false;
         $noacc            = false;
         $updet            = false;
-        $rextra           = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode($alert['extra']), true);
+        $rextra           = json_decode($alert['extra'], true);
         $chk              = dbFetchRow('SELECT alerts.alerted,devices.ignore,devices.disabled FROM alerts,devices WHERE alerts.device_id = ? && devices.device_id = alerts.device_id && alerts.rule_id = ?', array($alert['device_id'], $alert['rule_id']));
         if ($chk['alerted'] == $alert['state']) {
             $noiss = true;
diff --git a/html/ajax_dash.php b/html/ajax_dash.php
index e5622c732..0ffc58067 100644
--- a/html/ajax_dash.php
+++ b/html/ajax_dash.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ elseif (is_file('includes/common/'.$type.'.inc.php')) {
     $title             = ucfirst($type);
     $unique_id         = str_replace(array("-","."),"_",uniqid($type,true));
     $widget_id         = mres($_POST['id']);
-    $widget_settings   = json_decode(htmlspecialchars_decode(dbFetchCell('select settings from users_widgets where user_widget_id = ?',array($widget_id))),true);
+    $widget_settings   = json_decode(dbFetchCell('select settings from users_widgets where user_widget_id = ?',array($widget_id)),true);
     $widget_dimensions = $_POST['dimensions'];
     if( !empty($_POST['settings']) ) {
         define('show_settings',true);
diff --git a/html/includes/dev-overview-data.inc.php b/html/includes/dev-overview-data.inc.php
index defeb6d44..04c4de3dd 100644
--- a/html/includes/dev-overview-data.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/dev-overview-data.inc.php
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ if ($device['sysContact']) {
         <td>Contact</td>';
     if (get_dev_attrib($device, 'override_sysContact_bool')) {
         echo '
-        <td>'.get_dev_attrib($device, 'override_sysContact_string').'</td>
+        <td>'.htmlspecialchars(get_dev_attrib($device, 'override_sysContact_string')).'</td>
       </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>SNMP Contact</td>';
     }
 
     echo '
-        <td>'.$device['sysContact'].'</td>
+        <td>'.htmlspecialchars($device['sysContact']).'</td>
       </tr>';
 }
 
diff --git a/html/includes/print-alert-rules.php b/html/includes/print-alert-rules.php
index 4a198d9a1..eac1ae6fd 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-alert-rules.php
+++ b/html/includes/print-alert-rules.php
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows($full_query, $param) as $rule) {
         echo '<strong><em>Inverted</em></strong> ';
     }
 
-    echo '<i>'.$rule['rule'].'</i></td>';
+    echo '<i>'.htmlentities($rule['rule']).'</i></td>';
     echo '<td>'.$rule['severity'].'</td>';
     echo "<td><span id='alert-rule-".$rule['id']."' class='glyphicon glyphicon-".$ico.' glyphicon-large text-'.$col."'></span> ";
     if ($rule_extra['mute'] === true) {
diff --git a/html/includes/print-alerts.inc.php b/html/includes/print-alerts.inc.php
index ac75278fb..d9758a0f3 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-alerts.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/print-alerts.inc.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if (!isset($alert_entry['device'])) {
         </td>';
 }
 
-echo '<td>'.$alert_entry['name'].'</td>';
+echo '<td>'.htmlspecialchars($alert_entry['name']).'</td>';
 
 if ($alert_state != '') {
     if ($alert_state == '0') {
diff --git a/html/includes/print-event-short.inc.php b/html/includes/print-event-short.inc.php
index 2c02b7727..42fc75768 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-event-short.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/print-event-short.inc.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ if ($entry['type'] == 'interface') {
     $entry['link'] = '<b>'.generate_port_link(getifbyid($entry['reference'])).'</b>';
 }
 
-  echo $entry['link'].' '.$entry['message'].'</td>
+  echo $entry['link'].' '.htmlspecialchars($entry['message']).'</td>
   <td></td>
 </tr>';
diff --git a/html/includes/print-event.inc.php b/html/includes/print-event.inc.php
index 14b6764d8..d8afd6bfa 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-event.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/print-event.inc.php
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ else {
 
 echo '<td>'.$entry['link'].'</td>';
 
-echo '<td>'.$entry['message'].'</td>
+echo '<td>'.htmlspecialchars($entry['message']).'</td>
 </tr>';
diff --git a/html/includes/print-syslog.inc.php b/html/includes/print-syslog.inc.php
index 26a0d5b62..0f1c1c669 100644
--- a/html/includes/print-syslog.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/print-syslog.inc.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ if (device_permitted($entry['device_id'])) {
     if ($vars['page'] != 'device') {
         $syslog_output .= '<td>'.$entry['date'].'</td>
                         <td><strong>'.generate_device_link($entry).'</strong></td>
-                        <td><strong>'.$entry['program'].' : </strong> '.$entry['msg'].'</td>';
+                        <td><strong>'.$entry['program'].' : </strong> '.htmlspecialchars($entry['msg']).'</td>';
     }
     else {
-        $syslog_output .= '<td><i>'.$entry['date'].'</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>'.$entry['program'].'</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.$entry['msg'].'</td>';
+        $syslog_output .= '<td><i>'.$entry['date'].'</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>'.$entry['program'].'</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.htmlspecialchars($entry['msg']).'</td>';
     }
 
     $syslog_output .= '</tr>';
diff --git a/html/includes/reports/alert-log.pdf.inc.php b/html/includes/reports/alert-log.pdf.inc.php
index 13b13526d..d293b474b 100644
--- a/html/includes/reports/alert-log.pdf.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/reports/alert-log.pdf.inc.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows($full_query, $param) as $alert_entry) {
         $data[] = array(
             $alert_entry['time_logged'],
             $hostname,
-            $alert_entry['name'],
+            htmlspecialchars($alert_entry['name']),
             $text,
         );
     }//end if
diff --git a/html/includes/table/alertlog.inc.php b/html/includes/table/alertlog.inc.php
index 3c41acb78..8b4d94d3e 100644
--- a/html/includes/table/alertlog.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/table/alertlog.inc.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows($sql, $param) as $alertlog) {
         'time_logged' => $alertlog['humandate'],
         'details'     => '<a class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus incident-toggle" style="display:none" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#incident'.($rulei).'" data-parent="#alerts"></a>',
         'hostname'    => '<div class="incident">'.generate_device_link($dev, shorthost($dev['hostname'])).'<div id="incident'.($rulei).'" class="collapse">'.$fault_detail.'</div></div>',
-        'alert'       => $alertlog['alert'],
+        'alert'       => htmlspecialchars($alertlog['alert']),
         'status'      => "<b><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-".$glyph_icon."' style='color:".$glyph_color."'></span> $text</b>",
     );
 }//end foreach
diff --git a/html/includes/table/eventlog.inc.php b/html/includes/table/eventlog.inc.php
index 6390b0d0f..62edbbefd 100644
--- a/html/includes/table/eventlog.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/table/eventlog.inc.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows($sql, $param) as $eventlog) {
         'datetime' => $eventlog['humandate'],
         'hostname' => generate_device_link($dev, shorthost($dev['hostname'])),
         'type'     => $type,
-        'message'  => $eventlog['message'],
+        'message'  => htmlspecialchars($eventlog['message']),
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/html/includes/table/syslog.inc.php b/html/includes/table/syslog.inc.php
index bd80e7b5f..987aac65a 100644
--- a/html/includes/table/syslog.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/table/syslog.inc.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows($sql, $param) as $syslog) {
         'timestamp' => $syslog['date'],
         'device_id' => generate_device_link($dev, shorthost($dev['hostname'])),
         'program'   => $syslog['program'],
-        'msg'       => $syslog['msg'],
+        'msg'       => htmlspecialchars($syslog['msg']),
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/html/includes/vars.inc.php b/html/includes/vars.inc.php
index 3326a119f..369a13a74 100644
--- a/html/includes/vars.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/vars.inc.php
@@ -43,6 +43,3 @@ foreach ($_GET as $name => $value) {
 foreach ($_POST as $name => $value) {
     $vars[$name] = $value;
 }
-
-array_walk_recursive($vars,'sanitize_array');
-reset($vars);
diff --git a/html/index.php b/html/index.php
index 494d6c3de..46164c663 100644
--- a/html/index.php
+++ b/html/index.php
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ else {
     <div class="col-md-12">
 <?php
 
+// To help debug the new URLs :)
+if (isset($devel) || isset($vars['devel'])) {
+    echo("<pre>");
+    print_r($_GET);
+    print_r($vars);
+    echo("</pre>");
+}
+
 if ($_SESSION['authenticated']) {
     // Authenticated. Print a page.
     if (isset($vars['page']) && !strstr("..", $vars['page']) &&  is_file("pages/" . $vars['page'] . ".inc.php")) {
diff --git a/html/pages/adduser.inc.php b/html/pages/adduser.inc.php
index 7bb5c4838..791d4d03d 100644
--- a/html/pages/adduser.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/adduser.inc.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ else {
 
                     // FIXME: missing email field here on the form
                     if (adduser($_POST['new_username'], $_POST['new_password'], $_POST['new_level'], $_POST['new_email'], $_POST['new_realname'], $_POST['can_modify_passwd'])) {
-                        echo '<span class=info>User '.$vars['username'].' added!</span>';
+                        echo '<span class=info>User '.$_POST['username'].' added!</span>';
                     }
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/html/pages/alert-log.inc.php b/html/pages/alert-log.inc.php
index 4042b2e3d..752be46ce 100644
--- a/html/pages/alert-log.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/alert-log.inc.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ foreach (get_all_devices() as $hostname) {
     $device_id = getidbyname($hostname);
     if (device_permitted($device_id)) {
         echo '"<option value=\"'.$device_id.'\""+';
-        if (getidbyname($hostname) == $vars['device_id']) {
+        if (getidbyname($hostname) == $_POST['device_id']) {
             echo '" selected "+';
         }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ foreach (get_all_devices() as $hostname) {
     {
         return {
             id: "alertlog",
-            device_id: '<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>'
+            device_id: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device_id']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ foreach (get_all_devices() as $hostname) {
     max = high - low;
     search = $('.search-field').val();
 
-    $(".pdf-export").html("<a href='pdf.php?report=alert-log&device_id=<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>&string="+search+"&results="+max+"&start="+low+"'><img src='images/16/pdf.png' width='16' height='16' alt='Export to pdf'> Export to pdf</a>");
+    $(".pdf-export").html("<a href='pdf.php?report=alert-log&device_id=<?php echo $_POST['device_id']; ?>&string="+search+"&results="+max+"&start="+low+"'><img src='images/16/pdf.png' width='16' height='16' alt='Export to pdf'> Export to pdf</a>");
 
     grid.find(".incident-toggle").each( function() {
       $(this).parent().addClass('incident-toggle-td');
diff --git a/html/pages/api-access.inc.php b/html/pages/api-access.inc.php
index 7304b04ff..a57cc935b 100644
--- a/html/pages/api-access.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/api-access.inc.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  */
 
 if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '10') {
-if (empty($vars['token'])) {
-    $vars['token'] = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
+if (empty($_POST['token'])) {
+    $_POST['token'] = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
 }
 
 ?>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows("SELECT user_id,username FROM `users` WHERE `level` >= '10'
             <div class="form-group">
               <label for="token" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Token: </label>
               <div class="col-sm-8">
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="token" name="token" value="<?php echo $vars['token']; ?>" readonly>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="token" name="token" value="<?php echo $_POST['token']; ?>" readonly>
               </div>
               <div class="col-sm-2">
               </div>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows("SELECT user_id,username FROM `users` WHERE `level` >= '10'
             <div class="form-group">
               <label for="description" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Descr: </label>
               <div class="col-sm-10">
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="description" name="description" value="<?php echo $vars['description']; ?>">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="description" name="description" value="<?php echo $_POST['description']; ?>">
               </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/html/pages/bills/search.inc.php b/html/pages/bills/search.inc.php
index f8561a42b..b4662ca60 100644
--- a/html/pages/bills/search.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/bills/search.inc.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     Bills
   </div>
   <div class="form-group">
-    <input type="text" name="hostname" id="hostname" class="form-control input-sm" value="<?php echo $vars['hostname']; ?>" />
+    <input type="text" name="hostname" id="hostname" class="form-control input-sm" value="<?php echo $_POST['hostname']; ?>" />
   </div>
   <div class="form-group">
     <select name='os' id='os' class="form-control input-sm">
diff --git a/html/pages/delhost.inc.php b/html/pages/delhost.inc.php
index d87cb80ad..fde42b7ff 100644
--- a/html/pages/delhost.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/delhost.inc.php
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] == 11) {
 }
 else {
 
-    if (is_numeric($vars['id'])) {
+    if (is_numeric($_REQUEST['id'])) {
         echo('
             <div class="row">
             <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-7">
             ');
-        if ($vars['confirm']) {
-            print_message(nl2br(delete_device(mres($vars['id'])))."\n");
+        if ($_REQUEST['confirm']) {
+            print_message(nl2br(delete_device(mres($_REQUEST['id'])))."\n");
         }
         else {
-            $device = device_by_id_cache($vars['id']);
+            $device = device_by_id_cache($_REQUEST['id']);
             print_error("Are you sure you want to delete device " . $device['hostname'] . "?");
 ?>
 <br />
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ else {
   <br>
   <form name="form1" method="post" action="" class="form-horizontal" role="form">
     <div class="form-group">
-      <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo $vars['id'] ?>" />
+      <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['id'] ?>" />
       <input type="hidden" name="confirm" value="1" />
-      <!--<input type="hidden" name="remove_rrd" value="<?php echo $vars['remove_rrd']; ?>">-->
+      <!--<input type="hidden" name="remove_rrd" value="<?php echo $_POST['remove_rrd']; ?>">-->
       <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger">Confirm host deletion</button>
     </div>
   </form>
diff --git a/html/pages/device/edit.inc.php b/html/pages/device/edit.inc.php
index 62cd2a4c5..e866e4504 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/edit.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/edit.inc.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ else {
 
     echo(generate_link($text,$link_array,array('section'=>$type)));
 
-#    echo("<a href='device/".$device['device_id']."/edit/" . $type . ($vars['optd'] ? "/" . $vars['optd'] : ''). "/'> " . $text ."</a>");
+#    echo("<a href='device/".$device['device_id']."/edit/" . $type . ($_GET['optd'] ? "/" . $_GET['optd'] : ''). "/'> " . $text ."</a>");
     if ($vars['section'] == $type) {
         echo("</span>");
     }
diff --git a/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php b/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
index f5f0444b6..a5c60de86 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <form method="post" action="">
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-4">
-      <input type="text" name="string" placeholder="Search" class="form-control" id="string" value="<?php echo $vars['string']; ?>" required/>
+      <input type="text" name="string" placeholder="Search" class="form-control" id="string" value="<?php echo $_POST['string']; ?>" required/>
     </div>
     <div class="col-md-4">
         <select name="type" class="form-control" id="type">
diff --git a/html/pages/device/logs/syslog.inc.php b/html/pages/device/logs/syslog.inc.php
index ebe4e1fea..94e5c87e8 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/logs/syslog.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/logs/syslog.inc.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <form method="post" action="">
   <label><strong>Search</strong>
-    <input type="text" name="string" id="string" value="<?php echo $vars['string']; ?>" />
+    <input type="text" name="string" id="string" value="<?php echo $_POST['string']; ?>" />
   </label>
   <label>
     <strong>Program</strong>
diff --git a/html/pages/devices.inc.php b/html/pages/devices.inc.php
index eb98e18ef..6d446d5c1 100644
--- a/html/pages/devices.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/devices.inc.php
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ var grid = $("#devices").bootgrid({
         return {
             id: "devices",
             format: '<?php echo mres($vars['format']); ?>',
-            hostname: '<?php echo mres($vars['hostname']); ?>',
+            hostname: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($vars['hostname']); ?>',
             os: '<?php echo mres($vars['os']); ?>',
             version: '<?php echo mres($vars['version']); ?>',
             hardware: '<?php echo mres($vars['hardware']); ?>',
diff --git a/html/pages/inventory.inc.php b/html/pages/inventory.inc.php
index 716c6812d..14ae1a390 100644
--- a/html/pages/inventory.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/inventory.inc.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var grid = $("#inventory").bootgrid({
         header: "<div id=\"{{ctx.id}}\" class=\"{{css.header}}\"><div class=\"row\">"+
                 "<div class=\"col-sm-9 actionBar\"><span class=\"pull-left\"><form method=\"post\" action=\"\" class=\"form-inline\" role=\"form\">"+
                 "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
-                "<input type=\"text\" name=\"string\" id=\"string\" value=\"<?php echo $vars['string']; ?>\" placeholder=\"Description\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" />"+
+                "<input type=\"text\" name=\"string\" id=\"string\" value=\"<?php echo $_POST['string']; ?>\" placeholder=\"Description\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" />"+
                 "</div>"+
                 "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
                 "<strong>&nbsp;Part No&nbsp;</strong>"+
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows('SELECT `entPhysicalModelName` FROM `entPhysical` GROUP BY
                  "</select>"+
                  "</div>"+
                  "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
-                 "<input type=\"text\" name=\"serial\" id=\"serial\" value=\"<?php echo $vars['serial']; ?>\" placeholder=\"Serial\" class=\"form-control input-sm\"/>"+
+                 "<input type=\"text\" name=\"serial\" id=\"serial\" value=\"<?php echo $_POST['serial']; ?>\" placeholder=\"Serial\" class=\"form-control input-sm\"/>"+
                  "</div>"+
                  "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
                  "<strong>&nbsp;Device&nbsp;</strong>"+
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows('SELECT * FROM `devices` ORDER BY `hostname`') as $data) {
                  "<input type=\"text\" size=24 name=\"device_string\" id=\"device_string\" value=\""+
                     <?php
                     if ($_POST['device_string']) {
-                        echo $vars['device_string'];
+                        echo $_POST['device_string'];
                     };
 ?>
                  "\" placeholder=\"Description\" class=\"form-control input-sm\"/>"+
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ foreach (dbFetchRows('SELECT * FROM `devices` ORDER BY `hostname`') as $data) {
     {
         return {
             id: "inventory",
-            device: '<?php echo $vars['device']; ?>',
-            string: '<?php echo $vars['string']; ?>',
-            device_string: '<?php echo $vars['device_string']; ?>',
-            part: '<?php echo $vars['part']; ?>',
-            serial: '<?php echo $vars['serial']; ?>'
+            device: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device']); ?>',
+            string: '<?php echo mres($_POST['string']); ?>',
+            device_string: '<?php echo mres($_POST['device_string']); ?>',
+            part: '<?php echo mres($_POST['part']); ?>',
+            serial: '<?php echo mres($_POST['serial']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/html/pages/routing/vrf.inc.php b/html/pages/routing/vrf.inc.php
index e4cc442ae..4d428cb1c 100644
--- a/html/pages/routing/vrf.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/routing/vrf.inc.php
@@ -1,84 +1,84 @@
 <?php
 
 if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
-    if (!isset($vars['optb'])) {
-        $vars['optb'] = 'all';
+    if (!isset($_GET['optb'])) {
+        $_GET['optb'] = 'all';
     }
 
-    if (!isset($vars['optc'])) {
-        $vars['optc'] = 'basic';
+    if (!isset($_GET['optc'])) {
+        $_GET['optc'] = 'basic';
     }
 
     print_optionbar_start();
 
     echo '<span style="font-weight: bold;">VRF</span> &#187; ';
 
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optb'] == 'all') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optb'] == 'all') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/all/'.$vars['optc'].'/">All</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optb'] == 'all') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/all/'.$_GET['optc'].'/">All</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optb'] == 'all') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'basic') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'basic') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/basic/">Basic</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'basic') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/basic/">Basic</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'basic') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'details') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'details') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/details/">Details</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'details') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/details/">Details</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'details') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | Graphs: ( ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'bits') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'bits') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/bits/">Bits</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'bits') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/bits/">Bits</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'bits') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'upkts') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'upkts') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/upkts/">Packets</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'upkts') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/upkts/">Packets</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'upkts') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'nupkts') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'nupkts') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/nupkts/">NU Packets</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'nupkts') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/nupkts/">NU Packets</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'nupkts') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
     echo ' | ';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'errors') {
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'errors') {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$vars['optb'].'/errors/">Errors</a>';
-    if ($vars['opta'] == 'vrf' && $vars['optc'] == 'errors') {
+    echo '<a href="routing/vrf/'.$_GET['optb'].'/errors/">Errors</a>';
+    if ($_GET['opta'] == 'vrf' && $_GET['optc'] == 'errors') {
         echo '</span>';
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
 
     print_optionbar_end();
 
-    if ($vars['optb'] == 'all') {
+    if ($_GET['optb'] == 'all') {
         // Pre-Cache in arrays
         // That's heavier on RAM, but much faster on CPU (1:40)
         // Specifying the fields reduces a lot the RAM used (1:4) .
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
             }
 
             echo "<tr valign=top bgcolor='$bg_colour'>";
-            echo "<td width=240><a class=list-large href='routing/vrf/".$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'/'.$vars['optc']."/'>".$vrf['vrf_name'].'</a><br /><span class=box-desc>'.$vrf['mplsVpnVrfDescription'].'</span></td>';
+            echo "<td width=240><a class=list-large href='routing/vrf/".$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'/'.$_GET['optc']."/'>".$vrf['vrf_name'].'</a><br /><span class=box-desc>'.$vrf['mplsVpnVrfDescription'].'</span></td>';
             echo '<td width=100 class=box-desc>'.$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'</td>';
             // echo("<td width=200 class=box-desc>" . $vrf['mplsVpnVrfDescription'] . "</td>");
             echo '<td><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 width=100%>';
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
                 foreach ($ports[$device['vrf_id']][$device['device_id']] as $port) {
                     $port = array_merge($device, $port);
 
-                    switch ($vars['optc']) {
+                    switch ($_GET['optc']) {
                         case 'bits':
                         case 'upkts':
                         case 'nupkts':
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
                             $port['from']       = $config['time']['day'];
                             $port['to']         = $config['time']['now'];
                             $port['bg']         = '#'.$bg;
-                            $port['graph_type'] = 'port_'.$vars['optc'];
+                            $port['graph_type'] = 'port_'.$_GET['optc'];
                             echo "<div style='display: block; padding: 3px; margin: 3px; min-width: 135px; max-width:135px; min-height:75px; max-height:75px;
                             text-align: center; float: left; background-color: ".$list_colour_b_b.";'>
                                 <div style='font-weight: bold;'>".makeshortif($port['ifDescr']).'</div>';
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ if ($_SESSION['userlevel'] >= '5') {
     }
     else {
         echo "<div style='background: $list_colour_a; padding: 10px;'><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 width=100%>";
-        $vrf = dbFetchRow('SELECT * FROM `vrfs` WHERE mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher = ?', array($vars['optb']));
+        $vrf = dbFetchRow('SELECT * FROM `vrfs` WHERE mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher = ?', array($_GET['optb']));
         echo "<tr valign=top bgcolor='$bg_colour'>";
-        echo "<td width=200 class=list-large><a href='routing/vrf/".$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'/'.$vars['optc']."/'>".$vrf['vrf_name'].'</a></td>';
+        echo "<td width=200 class=list-large><a href='routing/vrf/".$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'/'.$_GET['optc']."/'>".$vrf['vrf_name'].'</a></td>';
         echo '<td width=100 class=box-desc>'.$vrf['mplsVpnVrfRouteDistinguisher'].'</td>';
         echo '<td width=200 class=box-desc>'.$vrf['mplsVpnVrfDescription'].'</td>';
         echo '</table></div>';
diff --git a/html/pages/search.inc.php b/html/pages/search.inc.php
index 6e24c4ce2..f6dcd9951 100644
--- a/html/pages/search.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search.inc.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ foreach ($sections as $type => $texttype) {
         echo "<span class='pagemenu-selected'>";
     }
 
-    // echo('<a href="search/' . $type . ($vars['optb'] ? '/' . $vars['optb'] : ''). '/">' . $texttype .'</a>');
+    // echo('<a href="search/' . $type . ($_GET['optb'] ? '/' . $_GET['optb'] : ''). '/">' . $texttype .'</a>');
     echo generate_link($texttype, array('page' => 'search', 'search' => $type));
 
     if ($vars['search'] == $type) {
diff --git a/html/pages/search/arp.inc.php b/html/pages/search/arp.inc.php
index 451d7f579..f6c6492d6 100644
--- a/html/pages/search/arp.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search/arp.inc.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if ($_POST['searchby'] == 'ip') {
                 "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
                 "<input type=\"text\" name=\"searchPhrase\" id=\"address\" value=\""+
 <?php
-echo '"'.$vars['searchPhrase'].'"+';
+echo '"'.$_POST['searchPhrase'].'"+';
 ?>
 
                 "\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"Address\" />"+
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ echo '"'.$vars['searchPhrase'].'"+';
     {
         return {
             id: "arp-search",
-            device_id: '<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>',
-            searchby: '<?php echo $vars['searchby']; ?>',
-            searchPhrase: '<?php echo $vars['searchPhrase']; ?>'
+            device_id: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device_id']); ?>',
+            searchby: '<?php echo mres($_POST['searchby']); ?>',
+            searchPhrase: '<?php echo mres($_POST['searchPhrase']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/html/pages/search/ipv4.inc.php b/html/pages/search/ipv4.inc.php
index 9ad59b1ae..3d4393ff8 100644
--- a/html/pages/search/ipv4.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search/ipv4.inc.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ if ($_POST['interface'] == 'Vlan%') {
                   "</select>"+
                   "</div>&nbsp;"+
                   "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
-                  "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" size=40 value=\"<?php echo $vars['address']; ?>\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"IPv4 Address\"/>"+
+                  "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" size=40 value=\"<?php echo $_POST['address']; ?>\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"IPv4 Address\"/>"+
                   "</div>&nbsp;"+
                   "<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-default input-sm\">Search</button>"+
                   "</form></span></div>"+
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ if ($_POST['interface'] == 'Vlan%') {
         return {
             id: "address-search",
             search_type: "ipv4",
-            device_id: '<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>',
-            interface: '<?php echo $vars['interface']; ?>',
-            address: '<?php echo $vars['address']; ?>'
+            device_id: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device_id']); ?>',
+            interface: '<?php echo mres($_POST['interface']); ?>',
+            address: '<?php echo mres($_POST['address']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/html/pages/search/ipv6.inc.php b/html/pages/search/ipv6.inc.php
index 84ac7f7e4..2ce8900b2 100644
--- a/html/pages/search/ipv6.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search/ipv6.inc.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if ($_POST['interface'] == 'Vlan%') {
                 "</select>"+
                 "</div>"+
                 "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
-                "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" size=40 value=\"<?php echo $vars['address']; ?>\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"IPv6 Address\"/>"+
+                "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" size=40 value=\"<?php echo $_POST['address']; ?>\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"IPv6 Address\"/>"+
                 "</div>"+
                 "<button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-default input-sm\">Search</button>"+
                 "</form></span></div>"+
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ if ($_POST['interface'] == 'Vlan%') {
         return {
             id: "address-search",
             search_type: "ipv6",
-            device_id: '<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>',
-            interface: '<?php echo $vars['interface']; ?>',
-            address: '<?php echo $vars['address']; ?>'
+            device_id: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device_id']); ?>',
+            interface: '<?php echo mres($_POST['interface']); ?>',
+            address: '<?php echo mres($_POST['address']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/html/pages/search/mac.inc.php b/html/pages/search/mac.inc.php
index 2638e2e68..a73e132b4 100644
--- a/html/pages/search/mac.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search/mac.inc.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if ($_POST['interface'] == 'Vlan%') {
                "<div class=\"form-group\">"+
                "<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" id=\"address\" value=\""+
 <?php
-echo '"'.$vars['address'].'"+';
+echo '"'.$_POST['address'].'"+';
 ?>
 
                "\" class=\"form-control input-sm\" placeholder=\"Mac Address\"/>"+
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ echo '"'.$vars['address'].'"+';
         return {
             id: "address-search",
             search_type: "mac",
-            device_id: '<?php echo $vars['device_id']; ?>',
-            interface: '<?php echo $vars['interface']; ?>',
-            address: '<?php echo $vars['address']; ?>'
+            device_id: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($_POST['device_id']); ?>',
+            interface: '<?php echo mres($_POST['interface']); ?>',
+            address: '<?php echo mres($_POST['address']); ?>'
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/html/pages/search/packages.inc.php b/html/pages/search/packages.inc.php
index d7d428a9b..0848fc372 100644
--- a/html/pages/search/packages.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/search/packages.inc.php
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ print_optionbar_start(28);
 <form method="post" action="" class="form-inline" role="form">
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="package">Package</label>
-        <input type="text" name="package" id="package" size=20 value="<?php echo($vars['package']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
+        <input type="text" name="package" id="package" size=20 value="<?php echo($_POST['package']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="version">Version</label>
-        <input type="text" name="version" id="version" size=20 value="<?php echo($vars['version']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
+        <input type="text" name="version" id="version" size=20 value="<?php echo($_POST['version']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
     </div>
     <div class="form-group">
         <label for="version">Arch</label>
-        <input type="text" name="arch" id="arch" size=20 value="<?php echo($vars['arch']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
+        <input type="text" name="arch" id="arch" size=20 value="<?php echo($_POST['arch']); ?>" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="Any" />
     </div>
     <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default input-sm">Search</button>
 </form>
 <?php
 print_optionbar_end();
 
-if(isset($vars['results_amount']) && $vars['results_amount'] > 0) {
-    $results = $vars['results'];
+if(isset($_POST['results_amount']) && $_POST['results_amount'] > 0) {
+    $results = $_POST['results'];
 }
 else {
     $results = 50;
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ if (is_admin() === FALSE && is_read() === FALSE) {
     $param[] = $_SESSION['user_id'];
 }
 
-$query .= " WHERE packages.device_id = devices.device_id AND packages.name LIKE '%".mres($vars['package'])."%' $sql_where GROUP BY packages.name";
+$query .= " WHERE packages.device_id = devices.device_id AND packages.name LIKE '%".mres($_POST['package'])."%' $sql_where GROUP BY packages.name";
 
 $where = '';
 $ver = "";
 $opt = "";
 
-if( !empty($vars['arch']) ) {
+if( !empty($_POST['arch']) ) {
     $where  .= ' AND packages.arch = ?';
-    $param[] = mres($vars['arch']);
+    $param[] = mres($_POST['arch']);
 }
 
 if( is_numeric($_REQUEST['device_id']) ) {
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ $count_query .= $query." ) sub";
 $query .= $where." ORDER BY packages.name, packages.arch, packages.version";
 $count = dbFetchCell($count_query,$param);
 
-if( !isset($vars['page_number']) && $vars['page_number'] < 1 ) {
+if( !isset($_POST['page_number']) && $_POST['page_number'] < 1 ) {
     $page_number = 1;
 }
 else {
-    $page_number = $vars['page_number'];
+    $page_number = $_POST['page_number'];
 }
 
 $start = ($page_number - 1) * $results;
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ foreach( dbFetchRows($full_query, $param) as $entry ) {
     }
 }
 
-if( !empty($vars['version']) ) {
-    list($opt, $ver) = explode(" ",$vars['version']);
+if( !empty($_POST['version']) ) {
+    list($opt, $ver) = explode(" ",$_POST['version']);
 }
 
 foreach( $ordered as $name=>$entry ) {
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ if( (int) ($count / $results) > 0 && $count != $results ) {
     </table>
     <input type="hidden" name="page_number" id="page_number" value="<?php echo $page_number; ?>">
     <input type="hidden" name="results_amount" id="results_amount" value="<?php echo $results; ?>">
-    <input type="hidden" name="package" id="results_packages" value="<?php echo $vars['package']; ?>">
-    <input type="hidden" name="version" id="results_version" value="<?php echo $vars['version']; ?>">
-    <input type="hidden" name="arch" id="results_arch" value="<?php echo $vars['arch']; ?>">
+    <input type="hidden" name="package" id="results_packages" value="<?php echo $_POST['package']; ?>">
+    <input type="hidden" name="version" id="results_version" value="<?php echo $_POST['version']; ?>">
+    <input type="hidden" name="arch" id="results_arch" value="<?php echo $_POST['arch']; ?>">
 </form>
 <script type="text/javascript">
     function updateResults(results) {
diff --git a/html/pages/syslog.inc.php b/html/pages/syslog.inc.php
index d0a8f905d..bd708c175 100644
--- a/html/pages/syslog.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/syslog.inc.php
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ var grid = $("#syslog").bootgrid({
     {
         return {
             id: "syslog",
-            device: '<?php echo $vars['device']; ?>',
-            program: '<?php echo $vars['program']; ?>',
-            to: '<?php echo $vars['to']; ?>',
-            from: '<?php echo $vars['from']; ?>',
+            device: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($vars['device']); ?>',
+            program: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($vars['program']); ?>',
+            to: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($vars['to']); ?>',
+            from: '<?php echo htmlspecialchars($vars['from']); ?>',
         };
     },
     url: "ajax_table.php"
diff --git a/includes/alerts.inc.php b/includes/alerts.inc.php
index 3747c9f12..23a56932d 100644
--- a/includes/alerts.inc.php
+++ b/includes/alerts.inc.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ include_once($config['install_dir'].'/html/includes/authentication/'.$config['au
  * @return string|boolean
  */
 function GenSQL($rule) {
-    $rule = htmlspecialchars_decode($rule);
     $rule = RunMacros($rule);
     if( empty($rule) ) {
         //Cannot resolve Macros due to recursion. Rule is invalid.
diff --git a/includes/common.php b/includes/common.php
index 2c8fe2346..e7ba9ca4b 100644
--- a/includes/common.php
+++ b/includes/common.php
@@ -1265,16 +1265,3 @@ function get_port_id ($ports_mapped, $port, $port_association_mode) {
 
     return $port_id;
 }
-
-/**
- * Sanitize
- * @param mixed $item Reference to Item
- * @param mixed $key Key
- * @return void
- */
-function sanitize_array(&$item, $key) {
-    $tmp = htmlspecialchars($item);
-    if( !empty($tmp) ){
-        $item = $tmp;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/includes/dbFacile.mysql.php b/includes/dbFacile.mysql.php
index b164eb1b8..f2bb56c0b 100644
--- a/includes/dbFacile.mysql.php
+++ b/includes/dbFacile.mysql.php
@@ -266,8 +266,6 @@ function dbFetchRows($sql, $parameters=array(), $nocache=false) {
         if ($config['memcached']['enable'] && $nocache === false) {
             $config['memcached']['resource']->set(hash('sha512',$sql.'|'.serialize($parameters)),$rows,$config['memcached']['ttl']);
         }
-        array_walk_recursive($rows,'sanitize_array');
-        reset($rows);
         return $rows;
     }
 
@@ -335,8 +333,6 @@ function dbFetchRow($sql=null, $parameters=array(), $nocache=false) {
         if ($config['memcached']['enable'] && $nocache === false) {
             $config['memcached']['resource']->set(hash('sha512',$sql.'|'.serialize($parameters)),$row,$config['memcached']['ttl']);
         }
-        array_walk_recursive($row,'sanitize_array');
-        reset($row);
         return $row;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/includes/dbFacile.mysqli.php b/includes/dbFacile.mysqli.php
index 08c9a6cf5..15a48962c 100644
--- a/includes/dbFacile.mysqli.php
+++ b/includes/dbFacile.mysqli.php
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ function dbFetchRows($sql, $parameters=array(), $nocache=false) {
         if ($config['memcached']['enable'] && $nocache === false) {
             $config['memcached']['resource']->set(hash('sha512',$sql.'|'.serialize($parameters)),$rows,$config['memcached']['ttl']);
         }
-        array_walk_recursive($rows,'sanitize_array');
-        reset($rows);
         return $rows;
     }
 
@@ -336,8 +334,6 @@ function dbFetchRow($sql=null, $parameters=array(), $nocache=false) {
         if ($config['memcached']['enable'] && $nocache === false) {
             $config['memcached']['resource']->set(hash('sha512',$sql.'|'.serialize($parameters)),$row,$config['memcached']['ttl']);
         }
-        array_walk_recursive($row,'sanitize_array');
-        reset($row);
         return $row;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/includes/object-cache.inc.php b/includes/object-cache.inc.php
index 56a2e04cc..dfb81621e 100644
--- a/includes/object-cache.inc.php
+++ b/includes/object-cache.inc.php
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class ObjCache implements ArrayAccess {
             else {
                 $GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'] = dbFetchRows($this->data[$obj]['query'], $this->data[$obj]['params']);
                 if (sizeof($GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value']) == 1 && sizeof($GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'][0]) == 1) {
-                    reset($GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'][0]);
                     $GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'] = current($GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'][0]);
                 }
                 return $GLOBALS['_ObjCache'][$this->obj][$obj]['value'];