Security: Fix XXE vulnerability in xslt_filter module. #925
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The XSLT filter module was vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection due to the use of the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag. This patch mitigates the vulnerability by removing the flag and explicitly disabling external entity loading, which is the recommended best practice for parsing untrusted XML.
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The XSLT filter module was vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) injection due to the use of the XML_PARSE_NOENT flag. This patch mitigates the vulnerability by removing the flag and explicitly disabling external entity loading, which is the recommended best practice for parsing untrusted XML.