diff --git a/wp-includes/kses.php b/wp-includes/kses.php
index 374bbc83a3..693db0b407 100644
--- a/wp-includes/kses.php
+++ b/wp-includes/kses.php
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ function wp_kses_html_error($string) {
  */
 function wp_kses_bad_protocol_once($string, $allowed_protocols, $count = 1 ) {
 	$string  = preg_replace( '/(&#0*58(?![;0-9])|&#x0*3a(?![;a-f0-9]))/i', '$1;', $string );
-	$string2 = preg_split( '/:|&#0*58;|&#x0*3a;/i', $string, 2 );
+	$string2 = preg_split( '/:|&#0*58;|&#x0*3a;|:/i', $string, 2 );
 	if ( isset($string2[1]) && ! preg_match('%/\?%', $string2[0]) ) {
 		$string = trim( $string2[1] );
 		$protocol = wp_kses_bad_protocol_once2( $string2[0], $allowed_protocols );
diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 39593cbe3e..3f0d897c6a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_edit_others', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
-		if ( ! empty( $request['sticky'] ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $request['sticky'] ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->publish_posts ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_assign_sticky', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to make posts sticky.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_edit_others', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to update posts as this user.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
-		if ( ! empty( $request['sticky'] ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $request['sticky'] ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->edit_others_posts ) && ! current_user_can( $post_type->cap->publish_posts ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_assign_sticky', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to make posts sticky.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
 		}
 
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 * @return stdClass|WP_Error Post object or WP_Error.
 	 */
 	protected function prepare_item_for_database( $request ) {
-		$prepared_post = new stdClass;
+		$prepared_post = new stdClass();
 
 		// Post ID.
 		if ( isset( $request['id'] ) ) {