Category: OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A4 - XML External Entities (XXE)
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Summary
Weaknesses in this category are related to the A4 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017.
Membership
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-611 | Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference | This vulnerability occurs when an application processes XML input without properly restricting external entity references. Attackers can exploit this to read local files, trigger internal network requests, or cause denial of service. |
| CWE-776 | Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') | This vulnerability occurs when an XML parser allows Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to contain recursively defined entities without proper limits, enabling malicious data structures. |
| CWE-1026 | Weaknesses in OWASP Top Ten (2017) | CWE nodes in this view (graph) are associated with the OWASP Top Ten, as released in 2017. |
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