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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 3: XML internal entity expansion#194

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Potential fix for https://github.com/ControlCore-Project/concore-editor/security/code-scanning/3

To fix the problem, we should replace the usage of xml.etree.ElementTree with the defusedxml.ElementTree module, which is designed to prevent XML attacks, including XML bomb attacks. This change will ensure that the XML parser does not expand internal entities, thus mitigating the risk of denial-of-service attacks.

  • Replace the import of xml.etree.ElementTree with defusedxml.ElementTree.
  • Update all instances where ET (ElementTree) is used to ensure they reference the defusedxml module.

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pradeeban and others added 8 commits August 2, 2023 15:20
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