What is XML External Entities (XXE)?

‍Security Engineer Interview Questions - What is XML External Entities (XXE)?

Never be caught tongue-tied in an Application Security Engineer Interview. In this video Abhay Bhargav explores the popular Security Engineer Interview question from Glassdoor and Indeed "What is XXE?"

#XXE is a key vulnerability in OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) Top 10 and is a serious vulnerability that can have devastating impacts against your Web Application or Web Service. XXE can result in Local-File Include, Remote File Include, Remote Code Execution, Server-Side Request Forgery or #SSRF and Denial of Service.

Abhay explores XXE in the form of an offensive and defensive demo directly from AppSecEngineer's Learning Path "Application Security"