C#


ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA3077 : Insecure Processing in API Design, XmlDocument and XmlTextReader (C#)

See Roslyn-Detected C# Warning Classes for more information.

Summary

Enabling DTD processing on all instances derived from XmlTextReader or  XmlDocument and using XmlUrlResolver for resolving external XML entities may lead to information disclosure. Ensure to set the XmlResolver property to null, create an instance of XmlSecureResolver when processing untrusted input, or use XmlReader.Create method with a secure XmlReaderSettings argument. Unless you need to enable it, ensure the DtdProcessing property is set to false.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA3077. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA3077.

Properties

Class Name Insecure Processing in API Design, XmlDocument and XmlTextReader (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA3077
Categories None
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += discard class="Insecure Processing in API Design, XmlDocument and XmlTextReader (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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