vetkit.csharp.xpath-injection.tainted-expression
An XPath expression is built from request input or by splicing a value into a quoted literal. An attacker can change the query and read or bypass checks on other parts of the XML document (XPath injection).
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csharp
An XPath expression is built from request input or by splicing a value into a quoted literal. An attacker can change the query and read or bypass checks on other parts of the XML document (XPath injection).
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Use a precompiled XPath expression with variables (XsltArgumentList / a custom IXsltContextVariable) or validate the value against a strict allow-list before use.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/csharp.yml.
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