CVE-2019-9843: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

June 28, 2019 (updated July 5, 2019)

In DiffPlug Spotless, the XML parser would resolve external entities over both HTTP and HTTPS and ignores the resolveExternalEntities setting. This could allow disclosure of file contents to a MITM attacker, if a victim performs a spotlessApply operation on an untrusted XML file.

References

github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/358
github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/369
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9843

Code Behaviors & Features

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