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Introduction to XPath
              Injection techniques
     Attack

              Jaime Blasco




              Difficulty




                  An XPath Injection attack involves employing manipulating XPath
                  queries in certain ways in order to extract information from an
                  XML database. It is a relatively new technique, which as one will
                  be able to see further into the article, is similar to some degree to
                  SQL injection attacks.




              B
                       efore we go over all issues pertain-       As it has probably already been noted XML is a
                       ing to this kind of attacks, we shall      very simple and intuitive language, allowing one
                       provide theoretical background which       to describe data in a fast and easy way. Now
              will help us to understand everything better.       that we've learned how XML works, we need
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection
Xpath Injection

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Xpath Injection

  • 1. Introduction to XPath Injection techniques Attack Jaime Blasco Difficulty An XPath Injection attack involves employing manipulating XPath queries in certain ways in order to extract information from an XML database. It is a relatively new technique, which as one will be able to see further into the article, is similar to some degree to SQL injection attacks. B efore we go over all issues pertain- As it has probably already been noted XML is a ing to this kind of attacks, we shall very simple and intuitive language, allowing one provide theoretical background which to describe data in a fast and easy way. Now will help us to understand everything better. that we've learned how XML works, we need