Xml Xxe Expat

Make sure that unverified user data can not reach the XML Parser, as it can result in XML External or Internal Entity (XXE) Processing vulnerabilities.

IndexedPublic repositoryHighMedium confidenceVerifiedLGPL-3.0-onlyjavascript
greprules fetch gitlab-sast-rules-lgpl-javascript-xml-rule-xxe-expat --engine opengrep

Description

Make sure that unverified user data can not reach the XML Parser, as it can result in XML External or Internal Entity (XXE) Processing vulnerabilities.

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