RULE(RULE ID:316983)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2024-01-04
Rule Name: XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability Detection
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
Description: XML is used to mark electronic documents, which has a structural markup language. It can be used to mark data and define data types. It is a source language that allows users to define their own markup language. XxE attacks enter malicious code through DTD external entity declarations.
Impact: An attacker can abtain sensitive information of the target victim, and do malicious actions to gain profits using the information.
Affected OS: Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows, Linux, Other Unix, Mac OS
Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-074
Solutions
Update vendor's patch.