C#


ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5360 : Do Not Call Dangerous Methods In Deserialization (C#)

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Summary

Insecure Deserialization is a vulnerability which occurs when untrusted data is used to abuse the logic of an application, inflict a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack, or even execute arbitrary code upon it being deserialized. It’s frequently possible for malicious users to abuse these deserialization features when the application is deserializing untrusted data which is under their control. Specifically, invoke dangerous methods in the process of deserialization. Successful insecure deserialization attacks could allow an attacker to carry out attacks such as DoS attacks, authentication bypasses, and remote code execution.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA5360. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA5360.

Properties

Class Name Do Not Call Dangerous Methods In Deserialization (C#)
Significance security
Mnemonic ROSLYN.SECURITY.CA5360
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="Do Not Call Dangerous Methods In Deserialization (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

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