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XML external entity attack

XML External Entity attack, or simply XXE attack, is a type of attack against an application that parses XML input. This attack occurs when 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, DoS attacks, server-side request forgery, port…

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XML external entity attack

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Edges22
Triples31
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
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XML external entity attack

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related to External links · 29
XML external entity attack → BugTraq Article, Compendium, Defenses, Document Type DefinitionSascha Herzog's, DotNetNuke XXE Vulnerabilities, DTD, Early, Entity Attacks, Extensible Markup Language, External Entity ReferenceCWE-827, Fifth Edition, FrenchXML Denial, Improper Control, Information Exposure Through XML, Known TechniquesPrecursor, NET, OWASP AppSec Germany, OWASP AppSec USA, OWASP XML External Entity, Paper

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xml entity external may data system attack application identifier processor document dtd attacks local configured information type input parser remote

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passwords or private user datainstance ofwhich may contain sensitive data0.80text
usingfileinstance ofwhich may contain sensitive data0.80text
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksOWASP XML External Entity0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksXXE0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksPrevention Cheat SheetTimothy Morgan's0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksPaper0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksXML Schema0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksDTD0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksEntity Attacks0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksCompendium0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksKnown TechniquesPrecursor0.60section
XML external entity attackrelated to External linksOWASP AppSec USA0.60section

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