CWE-91: XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

Description

The product does not properly neutralize special 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.

Submission Date :

July 19, 2006, midnight

Modification Date :

2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00

Organization :

MITRE

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.

Related Weaknesses

This table shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this weakness. These relationships are defined to give an overview of the different insight to similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction.

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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CWE-643: Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')

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CWE-652: Improper Neutralization of Data within XQuery Expressions ('XQuery Injection')

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