CWE-91 詳細

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.

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.

導入モード

Implementation : REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.

適用可能なプラットフォーム

言語

クラス： Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

一般的な結果

潜在的な緩和策

Phases : Implementation

検出方法

Automated Static Analysis

Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
有効性 : High

脆弱性マッピングノート

理由 : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
コメント : This weakness might be confused with other weaknesses such as XXE. Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

関連する攻撃パターン

ノート

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.
In vulnerability theory terms, this is a representation-specific case of a Data/Directive Boundary Error.
Under-reported. This is likely found regularly by third party code auditors, but there are very few publicly reported examples.

参考文献

REF-882

Blind XPath Injection
Amit Klein.
https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/bypass/Blind_XPath_Injection_20040518.pdf

REF-62

The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.

REF-1534

Automated Technical Debt Measure, Version 2
OMG.
https://www.omg.org/spec/ATDM2/1.0/PDF

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