Secure Coding: Identifying and Mitigating XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerabilities
This course will teach you what XML External Entity vulnerabilities are, how they are exploited, how you can identify the vulnerabilities in your code, and how you can protect your code against exploitation.
What you'll learn
The OWASP Top 10 2017 contains a new entry; XML External Entities (XXE). As not many people know what this vulnerability is, it can be difficult to prevent against. In this course, Secure Coding: Identifying and Mitigating XML External Entity (XXE) Vulnerabilities, you will learn what this vulnerability is, how it ended up in the latest OWASP Top 10, how you can identify it in your code, and how to protect against it. First, you will discover the impact of a successful XML External Entity attack. Next, you will explore how to identify risky parts in your code base. Finally, you will learn how to mitigate against vulnerabilities. By the end of this course, you will be familiar with the risk that XML External Entities pose.
Table of contents
- Module Introduction 1m
- Applying a General Mitigation Strategy 4m
- Applying XML External Entities (XXE) Mitigations in Java 2m
- Demo: Mitigating XML External Entity Vulnerabilities in Java 6m
- Applying XML External Entities (XXE) Mitigations in .NET 3m
- Applying XXE Mitigations in PHP and Other Languages 3m
- Demo: Revisit First PHP Demo 2m
- Module and Course Summary 3m
About the author
Peter started out in the nineties as software engineer working on internet banking applications for various European financial institutions. After developing, he moved to the role of defending and designing systems and networks for high-availability websites. Since 2004 he started specializing in breaking: pentesting complex and feature-rich web applications. Currently he leads a global team of highly skilled penetration testers as lead pentester. He is a contributor to several open-source penet... more