XPath_Injection @ /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java

[cyates-checkmarx]

Checkmarx (SAST): XPath_Injection
Security Issue: Read More about XPath_Injection
Checkmarx Project: cyates-checkmarx/JVL
Repository URL: https://github.com/cyates-checkmarx/JVL
Branch: master
Scan ID: 6bf2c567-d73e-490c-ac86-a35dd14d497b

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The application's processRequest method constructs an XPath query, for navigating an XML document. The XPath query is created with compile, at line 53 of /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java, using an untrusted string embedded in the expression.  

This may enable an attacker to modify the XPath expression, leading to an XPath Injection attack.

The attacker may be able to inject the modified XPath expression via user input, ""password"", which is retrieved by the application in the processRequest method, at line 36 of /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java. This value then flows through the code to compile, as noted.

Result #1:
Severity: HIGH
State: TO_VERIFY
Status: RECURRENT
Attack Vector:

    1. ""password"": /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[36,46]
    2. getParameter: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[36,45]
    3. pass: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[36,20]
    4. pass: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[50,79]
    5. xPression: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[50,20]
    6. xPression: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[53,39]
    7. compile: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[53,38]
    Review result in Checkmarx One: XPath_Injection

Result #2:
Severity: HIGH
State: TO_VERIFY
Status: RECURRENT
Attack Vector:

    1. ""username"": /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[35,46]
    2. getParameter: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[35,45]
    3. user: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[35,20]
    4. user: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[50,55]
    5. xPression: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[50,20]
    6. xPression: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[53,39]
    7. compile: /src/main/java/org/cysecurity/cspf/jvl/controller/XPathQuery.java[53,38]
    Review result in Checkmarx One: XPath_Injection