--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2007/01/05 17:55:41	1.156
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2007/03/12 18:09:36	1.157
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.156 2007/01/05 17:55:41 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.157 2007/03/12 18:09:36 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1002,13 +1002,14 @@ sub crumbs {
 		} 
 	    } else {
 		$path.='/'; 
-	    }
+	    }	    
             my $linkpath = &Apache::loncommon::escape_single($path);
             if ($form) {
 		$linkpath=
                     qq{javascript:$form.action='$linkpath';$form.submit();};
             }
-	    $output.=qq{<a href="$linkpath" $target>$dir</a>/};
+            my $href_path = &HTML::Entities::encode($path,'<>&"');
+	    $output.=qq{<a href="$path" $target>$dir</a>/};
 	}
     } else {
 	foreach my $dir (split('/',$uri)) {