diff --git a/forms/Form.php b/forms/Form.php
index cea8d311d..403195fe5 100644
--- a/forms/Form.php
+++ b/forms/Form.php
@@ -355,8 +355,21 @@ class Form extends RequestHandler {
 			$vars = $request->requestVars();
 		}
 
+		// construct an array of allowed fields that can be populated from request data.
+		// readonly or disabled fields should not be loading data from requests
+		$allowedFields = array();
+		$dataFields = $this->Fields()->dataFields();
+		if ($dataFields) {
+			/** @var FormField $field */
+			foreach ($this->Fields()->dataFields() as $name => $field) {
+				if (!$field->isReadonly() && !$field->isDisabled()) {
+					$allowedFields[] = $name;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Populate the form
-		$this->loadDataFrom($vars, true);
+		$this->loadDataFrom($vars, true, $allowedFields);
 
 		// Protection against CSRF attacks
 		$token = $this->getSecurityToken();
diff --git a/forms/FormField.php b/forms/FormField.php
index eab6bcca0..d791ac432 100644
--- a/forms/FormField.php
+++ b/forms/FormField.php
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler {
 	 */
 	protected $attributes = array();
 
+	/**
+	 * @config
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private static $casting = array(
+		'Value' => 'Text',
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * Takes a field name and converts camelcase to spaced words. Also resolves combined field
 	 * names with dot syntax to spaced words.
diff --git a/forms/HtmlEditorField.php b/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
index 8960a8d7a..db815feb6 100644
--- a/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
+++ b/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ class HtmlEditorField extends TextareaField {
 	 */
 	private static $sanitise_server_side = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * @config
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private static $casting = array(
+		'Value' => 'HTMLText',
+	);
+
 	protected $rows = 30;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/forms/ReadonlyField.php b/forms/ReadonlyField.php
index 856d1cc11..6c68d4302 100644
--- a/forms/ReadonlyField.php
+++ b/forms/ReadonlyField.php
@@ -53,10 +53,28 @@ class ReadonlyField extends FormField {
 	}
 
 	public function Value() {
-		if($this->value) return $this->dontEscape ? $this->value : Convert::raw2xml($this->value);
+		if($this->value) return $this->value;
 		else return '<i>(' . _t('FormField.NONE', 'none') . ')</i>';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This is a legacy fix to ensure that the `dontEscape` flag has an impact on readonly fields
+	 * now that we've moved to casting template values more rigidly
+	 *
+	 * @param string $field
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function castingHelper($field) {
+		if (
+			(strcasecmp($field, 'Value') === 0)
+			&& ($this->dontEscape || empty($this->value))
+		) {
+			// Value is either empty, or unescaped
+			return 'HTMLText';
+		}
+		return parent::castingHelper($field);
+	}
+
 	public function getAttributes() {
 		return array_merge(
 			parent::getAttributes(),
diff --git a/forms/TextareaField.php b/forms/TextareaField.php
index 876138e2b..7b9df32a6 100644
--- a/forms/TextareaField.php
+++ b/forms/TextareaField.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
  * @subpackage fields-basic
  */
 class TextareaField extends FormField {
+
+	private static $casting = array(
+		'Value' => 'HTMLText',
+	);
+
 	/**
 	 * Visible number of text lines.
 	 *
diff --git a/security/CMSSecurity.php b/security/CMSSecurity.php
index ffd967797..851be1d49 100644
--- a/security/CMSSecurity.php
+++ b/security/CMSSecurity.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ PHP
 				'<p>Login success. If you are not automatically redirected '.
 				'<a target="_top" href="{link}">click here</a></p>',
 				'Login message displayed in the cms popup once a user has re-authenticated themselves',
-				array('link' => $backURL)
+				array('link' => Convert::raw2att($backURL))
 			)
 		));
 
diff --git a/tests/forms/FormTest.php b/tests/forms/FormTest.php
index ebe740bb3..18aadaf7e 100644
--- a/tests/forms/FormTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/FormTest.php
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ class FormTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertEquals($fields->fieldByName('othernamespace[key5][key6][key7]')->Value(), 'val7');
 	}
 
+	public function testSubmitReadonlyFields() {
+		$this->get('FormTest_Controller');
+
+		// Submitting a value for a readonly field should be ignored
+		$response = $this->post(
+			'FormTest_Controller/Form',
+			array(
+				'Email' => 'invalid',
+				'Number' => '888',
+				'ReadonlyField' => '<script>alert("hacxzored")</script>'
+				// leaving out "Required" field
+			)
+		);
+
+		// Number field updates its value
+		$this->assertContains('<input type="text" name="Number" value="888"', $response->getBody());
+
+
+		// Readonly field remains
+		$this->assertContains(
+			'<input type="text" name="ReadonlyField" value="This value is readonly"',
+			$response->getBody()
+		);
+
+		$this->assertNotContains('hacxzored', $response->getBody());
+	}
+
 	public function testLoadDataFromUnchangedHandling() {
 		$form = new Form(
 			new Controller(),
@@ -755,7 +782,10 @@ class FormTest_Controller extends Controller implements TestOnly {
 				new EmailField('Email'),
 				new TextField('SomeRequiredField'),
 				new CheckboxSetField('Boxes', null, array('1'=>'one','2'=>'two')),
-				new NumericField('Number')
+				new NumericField('Number'),
+				TextField::create('ReadonlyField')
+					->setReadonly(true)
+					->setValue('This value is readonly')
 			),
 			new FieldList(
 				new FormAction('doSubmit')
diff --git a/tests/forms/TextareaFieldTest.php b/tests/forms/TextareaFieldTest.php
index 1bd733dd3..d635574c1 100644
--- a/tests/forms/TextareaFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/TextareaFieldTest.php
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@
 
 class TextareaFieldTest extends SapphireTest {
 
-	/**
-	 * Quick smoke test to ensure that text is being encoded properly.
-	 */
-	public function testTextEncoding() {
-		$inputText = "These are some unicodes: äöü";
-		$field = new TextareaField("Test", "Test");
-		$field->setValue($inputText);
-		$this->assertContains('These are some unicodes: &auml;&ouml;&uuml;', $field->Field());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Quick smoke test to ensure that text with unicodes is being displayed properly in readonly fields.
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/forms/uploadfield/UploadFieldTest.php b/tests/forms/uploadfield/UploadFieldTest.php
index b0be66152..b9b157fb2 100644
--- a/tests/forms/uploadfield/UploadFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/uploadfield/UploadFieldTest.php
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ class UploadFieldTest extends FunctionalTest {
 	}
 
 	public function testEdit() {
+		//for some reason the date_format is being set to null
+		Config::inst()->update('i18n', 'date_format', 'yyyy-MM-dd');
 		$memberID = $this->loginWithPermission('ADMIN');
 
 		$record = $this->objFromFixture('UploadFieldTest_Record', 'record1');