contrib.dlint.dlint-equivalent.insecure-simplexmlrpcserver-use

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The Python 'xmlrpc' module used with 'allow_dotted_names' is not secure against maliciously constructed input

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rules:
  - id: insecure-simplexmlrpcserver-use
    message: The Python 'xmlrpc' module used with 'allow_dotted_names' is not secure
      against maliciously constructed input
    languages:
      - python
    severity: WARNING
    metadata:
      source_rule_url: https://github.com/dlint-py/dlint/blob/master/docs/linters/DUO124.md
      category: security
      technology:
        - python
      references:
        - https://github.com/dlint-py/dlint/blob/master/docs/linters/DUO124.md
      owasp:
        - A06:2017 - Security Misconfiguration
        - A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
      cwe:
        - "CWE-497: Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized
          Control Sphere"
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
    pattern-either:
      - pattern: xmlrpc.server.register_instance(..., allow_dotted_names=True, ...)
      - pattern: SimpleXMLRPCServer.register_instance(..., allow_dotted_names=True, ...)