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OWASP Periodic Table of Vulnerabilities - XPath/XQuery Injection
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XPath/XQuery Injection
Root Cause Summary
The application unsafely incorporates user data into an XQuery or XPath pattern which can change the logic of the query.
Browser / Standards Solution
None
Perimeter Solution
None
Generic Framework Solution
The framework should provide a safe wrapper for XML search operations which canonicalizes and parameterizes patterns or avoids injection pitfalls altogether. Use only safe XQuery and XPath libraries or a subset of those libraries which is not vulnerable to injection.
Custom Framework Solution
None
Custom Code Solution
None
Discussion / Controversy
None
References
OWASP Top 10 2010 - A1 Injection
XPath Injection
XQuery Injection (WASC)
