The software does not properly filter or quote special
characters or reserved words 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.
Time of Introduction
Architecture and Design
Implementation
Applicable Platforms
Languages
All
Potential Mitigations
Phase
Description
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.
Content History
Submissions
Submission Date
Submitter
Organization
Source
PLOVER
Externally Mined
Modifications
Modification Date
Modifier
Organization
Source
2008-07-01
Eric Dalci
Cigital
External
updated Time of Introduction
2008-08-15
Veracode
External
Suggested OWASP Top Ten 2004
mapping
2008-09-08
CWE Content Team
MITRE
Internal
updated Relationships, Other Notes,
Taxonomy Mappings
2008-10-14
CWE Content Team
MITRE
Internal
updated Maintenance Notes, Other Notes,
Theoretical Notes
Description
