Re: GEOS2028 does does not seem to be fixed in 1.7.1

We are still struggling with GEOS 2028(KVP parser uses Filter 1.0 parser configuration instead of 1.1)

We are using GeoServer 1.7.1
Request:
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http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wfs?request=GetFeature&version=1.1.0&service=wfs&Typename=topp:EDIT_WARD&Filter=<ogc:Filter xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml"><ogc:Intersects><ogc:PropertyName>GEOM</ogc:PropertyName><gml:Polygon srsName="26917"><gml:exterior><gml:LinearRing><gml:PosList>538841.491598445,4823912.03117224 538841.491598445,4824944.18868228 539215.312358337,4824944.18868228 539215.312358337,4823912.03117224 538841.491598445,4823912.03117224</gml:PosList></gml:LinearRing></gml:exterior></gml:Polygon></ogc:Intersects></ogc:Filter>

Reponse:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ows:ExceptionReport version="1.0.0"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/ows http://localhost:8080/geoserver/schemas/ows/1.0.0/owsExceptionReport.xsd"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:ows="http://www.opengis.net/ows" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace">
<ows:Exception
exceptionCode="XML getFeature request SAX parsing error" locator="org.vfny.geoserver.util.requests.readers.XmlRequestReader">
<ows:ExceptionText>org.xml.sax.SAXException: Attempted to construct illegal filter - I dont understand the tag: gml:exterior. HINT: tags are case-sensitive!
Attempted to construct illegal filter - I dont understand the tag: gml:exterior. HINT: tags are case-sensitive!</ows:ExceptionText>
</ows:Exception>
</ows:ExceptionReport>

I am attaching the WFS GetCapabilities XML and the DescribeFeatureType for the layer used in the query, which supports gml:exterior.

Please can we know if the fixes mentioned in GEOS 2028 have been made?