diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 79bc99008d..39f703a252 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2114,6 +2114,7 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 		$del_nonce = esc_html( '_wpnonce=' . wp_create_nonce( "delete-comment_$comment->comment_ID" ) );
 		$approve_nonce = esc_html( '_wpnonce=' . wp_create_nonce( "approve-comment_$comment->comment_ID" ) );
 
+		$comment_url = esc_url(get_comment_link($comment->comment_ID));
 		$approve_url = esc_url( "comment.php?action=approvecomment&p=$post->ID&c=$comment->comment_ID&$approve_nonce" );
 		$unapprove_url = esc_url( "comment.php?action=unapprovecomment&p=$post->ID&c=$comment->comment_ID&$approve_nonce" );
 		$spam_url = esc_url( "comment.php?action=spamcomment&p=$post->ID&c=$comment->comment_ID&$del_nonce" );
@@ -2145,7 +2146,7 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 			case 'comment':
 				echo "<td $attributes>";
 				echo '<div id="submitted-on">';
-				printf(__('Submitted on <a href="%1$s">%2$s at %3$s</a>'), get_comment_link($comment->comment_ID), get_comment_date(__('Y/m/d')), get_comment_date(__('g:ia')));
+				printf(__('Submitted on <a href="%1$s">%2$s at %3$s</a>'), $comment_url, get_comment_date(__('Y/m/d')), get_comment_date(__('g:ia')));
 				echo '</div>';
 				comment_text();
 				if ( $user_can ) { ?>
@@ -2172,16 +2173,16 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 
 					if ( $comment_status && 'all' != $comment_status ) { // not looking at all comments
 						if ( 'approved' == $the_comment_status )
-							$actions['unapprove'] = "<a href='$unapprove_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:e7e7d3:action=dim-comment&amp;new=unapproved vim-u vim-destructive' title='" . __( 'Unapprove this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Unapprove' ) . '</a>';
+							$actions['unapprove'] = "<a href='$unapprove_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:e7e7d3:action=dim-comment&amp;new=unapproved vim-u vim-destructive' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Unapprove this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Unapprove' ) . '</a>';
 						else if ( 'unapproved' == $the_comment_status )
-							$actions['approve'] = "<a href='$approve_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:e7e7d3:action=dim-comment&amp;new=approved vim-a vim-destructive' title='" . __( 'Approve this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Approve' ) . '</a>';
+							$actions['approve'] = "<a href='$approve_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:e7e7d3:action=dim-comment&amp;new=approved vim-a vim-destructive' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Approve this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Approve' ) . '</a>';
 					} else {
-						$actions['approve'] = "<a href='$approve_url' class='dim:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:unapproved:e7e7d3:e7e7d3:new=approved vim-a' title='" . __( 'Approve this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Approve' ) . '</a>';
-						$actions['unapprove'] = "<a href='$unapprove_url' class='dim:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:unapproved:e7e7d3:e7e7d3:new=unapproved vim-u' title='" . __( 'Unapprove this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Unapprove' ) . '</a>';
+						$actions['approve'] = "<a href='$approve_url' class='dim:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:unapproved:e7e7d3:e7e7d3:new=approved vim-a' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Approve this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Approve' ) . '</a>';
+						$actions['unapprove'] = "<a href='$unapprove_url' class='dim:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:unapproved:e7e7d3:e7e7d3:new=unapproved vim-u' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Unapprove this comment' ) . "'>" . __( 'Unapprove' ) . '</a>';
 					}
 
 					if ( 'spam' != $the_comment_status && 'trash' != $the_comment_status ) {
-						$actions['spam'] = "<a href='$spam_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID::spam=1 vim-s vim-destructive' title='" . __( 'Mark this comment as spam' ) . "'>" . /* translators: mark as spam link */ _x( 'Spam', 'verb' ) . '</a>';
+						$actions['spam'] = "<a href='$spam_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID::spam=1 vim-s vim-destructive' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Mark this comment as spam' ) . "'>" . /* translators: mark as spam link */ _x( 'Spam', 'verb' ) . '</a>';
 					} elseif ( 'spam' == $the_comment_status ) {
 						$actions['unspam'] = "<a href='$untrash_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID:66cc66:unspam=1 vim-z vim-destructive'>" . __( 'Not Spam' ) . '</a>';
 					} elseif ( 'trash' == $the_comment_status ) {
@@ -2191,14 +2192,14 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 					if ( 'spam' == $the_comment_status || 'trash' == $the_comment_status || !EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS ) {
 						$actions['delete'] = "<a href='$delete_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID::delete=1 delete vim-d vim-destructive'>" . __('Delete Permanently') . '</a>';
 					} else {
-						$actions['trash'] = "<a href='$trash_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID::trash=1 delete vim-d vim-destructive' title='" . __( 'Move this comment to the trash' ) . "'>" . _x('Trash', 'verb') . '</a>';
+						$actions['trash'] = "<a href='$trash_url' class='delete:the-comment-list:comment-$comment->comment_ID::trash=1 delete vim-d vim-destructive' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Move this comment to the trash' ) . "'>" . _x('Trash', 'verb') . '</a>';
 					}
 
 					if ( 'trash' != $the_comment_status ) {
-						$actions['edit'] = "<a href='comment.php?action=editcomment&amp;c={$comment->comment_ID}' title='" . __('Edit comment') . "'>". __('Edit') . '</a>';
-						$actions['quickedit'] = '<a onclick="commentReply.open(\''.$comment->comment_ID.'\',\''.$post->ID.'\',\'edit\');return false;" class="vim-q" title="'.__('Quick Edit').'" href="#">' . __('Quick&nbsp;Edit') . '</a>';
+						$actions['edit'] = "<a href='comment.php?action=editcomment&amp;c={$comment->comment_ID}' title='" . esc_attr__('Edit comment') . "'>". __('Edit') . '</a>';
+						$actions['quickedit'] = '<a onclick="commentReply.open(\''.$comment->comment_ID.'\',\''.$post->ID.'\',\'edit\');return false;" class="vim-q" title="'.esc_attr__('Quick Edit').'" href="#">' . __('Quick&nbsp;Edit') . '</a>';
 						if ( 'spam' != $the_comment_status )
-							$actions['reply'] = '<a onclick="commentReply.open(\''.$comment->comment_ID.'\',\''.$post->ID.'\');return false;" class="vim-r" title="'.__('Reply to this comment').'" href="#">' . __('Reply') . '</a>';
+							$actions['reply'] = '<a onclick="commentReply.open(\''.$comment->comment_ID.'\',\''.$post->ID.'\');return false;" class="vim-r" title="'.esc_attr__('Reply to this comment').'" href="#">' . __('Reply') . '</a>';
 					}
 
 					$actions = apply_filters( 'comment_row_actions', array_filter($actions), $comment );
@@ -2266,7 +2267,7 @@ function _wp_comment_row( $comment_id, $mode, $comment_status, $checkbox = true,
 					echo "<td $attributes>\n";
 					echo '<div class="response-links"><span class="post-com-count-wrapper">';
 					echo $post_link . '<br />';
-					$pending_phrase = sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $pending_comments ) );
+					$pending_phrase = esc_attr(sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $pending_comments ) ));
 					if ( $pending_comments )
 						echo '<strong>';
 					comments_number("<a href='edit-comments.php?p=$post->ID' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'><span class='comment-count'>" . /* translators: comment count link */ _x('0', 'comment count') . '</span></a>', "<a href='edit-comments.php?p=$post->ID' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'><span class='comment-count'>" . /* translators: comment count link */ _x('1', 'comment count') . '</span></a>', "<a href='edit-comments.php?p=$post->ID' title='$pending_phrase' class='post-com-count'><span class='comment-count'>" . /* translators: comment count link: % will be substituted by comment count */ _x('%', 'comment count') . '</span></a>');