External XML Entity Injection (XXE)

Description

It is possible to cause the application’s XML parser to include external resources. This can include files or in some circumstances initiate requests to third party servers.

Remediation

Consult the documentation for the XML Parser used by the target application for security guidelines and hardening steps. It is recommended that all XML parsers disable external entity resolution and XML xinclude features. Most XML parsers based on libxml can also be configured to disable network access.

Details

ID	Aggregated	CWE	Type	Risk
611.1	false	611	Active	high

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