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XML External Entity (XXE)

A vulnerability in XML parsers that allows attackers to include external entities, potentially reading local files, performing SSRF, or causing denial of service.

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Command Injection Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Directory Traversal IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) LFI (Local File Inclusion) Open Redirect RFI (Remote File Inclusion) SQL Injection (SQLi) SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery) SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) XPath Injection

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