XML parsing vulnerable to XXE for XML Reader
ID: java-security/xml-parsing-xxe-xmlreader
Language: Java
Severity: Warning
Category: Security
CWE: 611
Description
Your code may be vulnerable XML if you process XML from an untrusted source. Make sure to enable secure processing when you process XML data.
This rule is to check XML Readers.
For DocumentBuilderFactory, make sure you set XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING to true.
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Non-Compliant Code Examples
class MyClass {
public void test() {
XMLReader reader = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
reader.setContentHandler(customHandler);
reader.parse(new InputSource(inputStream));
}
}
Compliant Code Examples
class MyClass {
public void test() {
XMLReader reader = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
reader.setFeature(XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING, true);
reader.setContentHandler(customHandler);
reader.parse(new InputSource(inputStream));
}
}
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