Java servlet unvalidated forward exposes WEB-INF resources
Rule ID: vetkit.java.open-redirect.unvalidated-forward
A servlet forward/include target is built from request data (unvalidated forward); it can reach any resource in the web application, including /WEB-INF/.
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A servlet forward/include target is built from request data (unvalidated forward); it can reach any resource in the web application, including /WEB-INF/.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Map the request value onto a fixed set of view paths (allow-list) and forward to the mapped constant; never concatenate request values into the dispatcher path.
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/java.yml.
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