XML External Entity [XXE] - hpAndro Vulnerable Application Challenge
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#XXE
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#XML eXternal #Entity injection (XXE), which is now part of the OWASP Top 10 via the point #A4, is a type of attack against an application that parses XML input.
XXE issue is referenced under the ID #611 in the Common Weakness Enumeration referential.
This attack occurs when untrusted XML input containing a reference to an external entity is processed by a weakly configured XML #parser.
This attack may lead to the disclosure of confidential data, denial of service, Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF), port scanning from the perspective of the machine where the parser is located, and other system impacts. The following guide provides concise information to prevent this vulnerability.
For more information on XXE, please visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_ext....
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