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Adding new community rule java xxe xmlinputfactory

Bhavya Kaushal requested to merge java-xxe-xmlinputfactory into main

What does this MR do?

This MR embeds the community rule - https://semgrep.dev/playground/r/ZRTQN09/java.lang.security.xmlinputfactory-external-entities-enabled.xmlinputfactory-external-entities-enabled with the required modifications.

It also adds the corresponding test file and mapping.

What are the relevant issue numbers?

Addresses issue: gitlab-org/gitlab#441041

Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

  • The test cases cover both positive and negative cases and are also annotated with appropriate semgrep annotations:
    • For positive cases: // ruleid: ...
    • For negative cases: // ok: ....
  • Following metadata fields exist for the rule(s) added/updated in this MR:
    • owasp with both 2017 and 2021 mappings.
    • category: "security"
    • cwe
    • shortDescription
    • security-severity
  • The message field is valid and contains a secure code example.
  • Applicable license is mentioned in the rule if embedded/taken from external source.
  • Relevant labels including workflow labels are appropriately selected.

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