CWE-827: Improper Control of Document Type Definition
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The product does not restrict a reference to a Document Type Definition (DTD) to the intended control sphere. This might allow attackers to reference arbitrary DTDs, possibly causing the product to expose files, consume excessive system resources, or execute arbitrary http requests on behalf of the attacker.
What the weakness is: CWE-827 at MITRE. All weaknesses
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Explain CWE-827: Improper Control of Document Type Definition and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/827.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/827?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this weakness's id and public links.
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