Request validation should not be disabled

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Metadata

ID: csharp-security/disable-request-validation

Language: C#

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 1019

Description

Input should always be validated to prevent attack vectors (such as injections or XSS). Disabling validation may expose your application to these attacks. For these reasons, validation should not be disabled.

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Non-Compliant Code Examples

public class MyController : Controller
{
    [ValidateInput(false)]
    public IActionResult MyRequest()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("inside controller");
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

public class MyController : Controller
{
    [ValidateInput(true)]
    public IActionResult MyRequest()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("inside controller");
    }
}
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