diff --git a/wp-admin/customize.php b/wp-admin/customize.php
index 957984cb50..fbac0dd242 100644
--- a/wp-admin/customize.php
+++ b/wp-admin/customize.php
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ if ( $wp_customize->changeset_post_id() ) {
 	}
 }
 
-$url       = ! empty( $_REQUEST['url'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['url'] ) ) : '';
-$return    = ! empty( $_REQUEST['return'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['return'] ) ) : '';
+$url       = ! empty( $_REQUEST['url'] ) ? esc_url_raw( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['url'] ) ) : '';
+$return    = ! empty( $_REQUEST['return'] ) ? esc_url_raw( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['return'] ) ) : '';
 $autofocus = ! empty( $_REQUEST['autofocus'] ) && is_array( $_REQUEST['autofocus'] )
 	? array_map( 'sanitize_text_field', wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['autofocus'] ) )
 	: array();
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 13cbe6466f..20fa1e7970 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-beta1-59944';
+$wp_version = '6.8-beta1-59945';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.