Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 99: Resolving XML external entity in user-controlled data #1
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Potential fix for https://github.com/pwddd/java-sec-code/security/code-scanning/99
To fix the issue, we need to disable external entity expansion and XInclude processing in the
DocumentBuilderFactoryconfiguration. This ensures that the XML parser does not process external entities or include external resources, mitigating the risk of XXE attacks.Steps to fix:
"http://apache.org/xml/features/disallow-doctype-decl"totrue."http://xml.org/sax/features/external-general-entities"tofalse."http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities"tofalse.setXIncludeAware(false)in theDocumentBuilderFactory.DocumentBuilderFactoryis properly configured before creating theDocumentBuilder.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.