Sink boundary: XML parsing can resolve external entities from attacker-controlled documents.
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| Arg | Access path | Purpose | Watched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argument[0] | Argument[0] | The access path Atropos marks for this model. | ▲ sink |
CWE-611 ↗
XML External Entity Reference
XML entities can resolve to external documents outside the intended control sphere.
Attacker's-eye view · xxe
A crafted entity reads local resources or triggers server-side network requests during parsing.
// modeled boundary: Argument[0]
parse(attacker_influenced_value);
1Disable external entity resolution.
2Use a hardened parser configuration.
3Bound document size and expansion.
These checks require the surrounding codebase. The model names the boundary; it does not decide reachability or prove that a guard dominates every path.
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| Role | Kind | Access path | Model ID | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sink | xxe | Argument[0] | python.lxmletree.parse.a0 | medium · corrob. 2 |