XML parsing vulnerable to XXE for XML Reader

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Metadata

ID: java-security/xml-parsing-xxe-xmlreader

Language: Java

Severity: Warning

Category: Security

CWE: 611

Description

Your code may be vulnerable XML if you process XML from an untrusted source.

Make sure to enable secure processing when you process XML data by setting XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING to true.

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Non-Compliant Code Examples

class MyClass {

    public void test() {
        XMLReader reader = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
        reader.setContentHandler(customHandler);
        reader.parse(new InputSource(inputStream));
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

class MyClass {

    public void test() {
        XMLReader reader = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
        reader.setFeature(XMLConstants.FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING, true);
        reader.setContentHandler(customHandler);

        reader.parse(new InputSource(inputStream));
    }
}