The software does not properly neutralizespecial elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system.
Extended Description
Within XML, special elements could include reserved words or characters such as "<", ">", """, and "&", which could then be used to add new data or modify XML syntax.
Time of Introduction
Architecture and Design
Implementation
Applicable Platforms
Languages
All
Common Consequences
Scope
Effect
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Technical Impact: Execute unauthorized code or
commands; Read application
data; Modify application
data
Potential Mitigations
Assume all input is malicious. Use an appropriate combination of black
lists and white lists to ensure only valid and expected input is
processed by the system.
The description for this entry is generally applicable to XML, but the name includes "blind XPath injection" which is more closely associated with CWE-643. Therefore this entry might need to be deprecated or converted to a general category - although injection into raw XML is not covered by CWE-643 or CWE-652.
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