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BADFUNC.XML_EXTERNALENTITYPARSERCREATE : Use of XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate

Summary

A use of the expat function XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate, which allows potentially hostile external XML to be loaded and parsed.

Properties

Class Name Use of XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate
Significance security
Mnemonic BADFUNC.XML_EXTERNALENTITYPARSERCREATE
Categories
OWASP-2017 OWASP-2017:A4 XML external entities
OWASP-2021 OWASP-2021:A5 Security misconfiguration
Availability Available for C and C++.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Use of XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

This class is implemented using a BAD_FUNCTION_* rule set in the general template configuration file.

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.