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  • New Features

    • Added configurable XML protection limits for element and attribute names, attribute counts, nesting depth, and DTD handling.
    • XML validation now distinguishes accepted, rewritten, and rejected documents.
    • Accepted XML can pass through without unnecessary rewriting.
    • Added hardened parsing and improved character-encoding detection.
    • Rewritten XML preserves the effective output encoding in its declaration.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Invalid XML, unsupported content, and disallowed external entities now receive clear client error responses.
  • Documentation

    • Added roadmap details for future response inspection by XML and JSON protection plugins.

… introduce XMLLimits

This update removes XMLProtectionException in favor of XMLProtectionResult, introduces XMLLimits for simplified XML constraint management, and refactors XMLProtector and XMLProtectionInterceptor for improved readability and modularity.
Introduced a configurable limit for attribute name length, enhancing XML protection capabilities. Updated `XMLLimits`, `XMLProtector`, and `XMLProtectionInterceptor` to implement and enforce this limit, along with corresponding tests and documentation.
Eliminated the `count` method from `CollectionsUtil` and its corresponding test case in `CollectionsUtilTest` to reduce unused code and improve maintainability.
…tection

Introduced `Rewritten` result type to distinguish documents with removed DTDs from those left unchanged. Updated `XMLProtectionInterceptor`, `XMLProtector`, tests, and documentation to reflect this change, ensuring precise behavior handling.
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The XML protection flow now uses shared limits, hardened StAX factories, structured results, DTD inspection, and charset-aware rewriting. It validates names, attributes, depth, and DTD content. The interceptor maps policy violations to 400 responses and non-XML content to 415 responses.

Changes

XML protection redesign

Layer / File(s) Summary
Limits and protection result contracts
core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/interceptor/xmlprotection/XMLLimits.java, XMLProtectionResult.java, XMLProtectionException.java, core/src/test/.../XMLLimitsTest.java
Adds normalized XML limits and structured Accepted, Rewritten, and Rejected results. Removes XMLProtectionException.
Hardened parser and XML validation
core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/util/xml/parser/HardenedStaxInputFactory.java, core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/interceptor/xmlprotection/XMLProtector.java, DoctypeInspector.java, core/src/test/.../XMLProtectorTest.java, DoctypeInspectorTest.java
Adds hardened DTD-aware parsing, XML validation, external DTD inspection, DTD removal, charset-correct XML declarations, and result-based protection.
Interceptor policy integration
core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/interceptor/xmlprotection/XMLProtectionInterceptor.java, core/src/test/.../XMLProtectionInterceptorTest.java
Configures limits, resolves encodings, forwards original or rewritten bodies, and maps results to HTTP responses.

Utility and roadmap updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Utility cleanup and roadmap entry
core/src/main/java/com/predic8/membrane/core/util/CollectionsUtil.java, core/src/test/.../CollectionsUtilTest.java, docs/ROADMAP.md
Removes the unused iterator-counting helper and records planned response inspection changes.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Request
  participant XMLProtectionInterceptor
  participant HardenedStaxInputFactory
  participant XMLProtector
  participant Exchange
  Request->>XMLProtectionInterceptor: submit XML body
  XMLProtectionInterceptor->>HardenedStaxInputFactory: create hardened DTD-aware factory
  XMLProtectionInterceptor->>XMLProtector: validate and protect XML
  XMLProtector-->>XMLProtectionInterceptor: Accepted, Rewritten, or Rejected
  XMLProtectionInterceptor->>Exchange: forward original or rewritten body
  XMLProtectionInterceptor->>Exchange: return policy or content-type response
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With limits neat and DTDs confined.
Accepted bytes hop straight through,
Rewritten pages start anew.
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- Line 125: Update the DTD-removal flow in XMLProtectionInterceptor so the input
reader does not force UTF-8 when the HTTP charset is absent; preserve and
consistently use the XML declaration’s encoding for input decoding, output
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Replaced `getCharsetOrDefault` with a new `resolveCharset` method in `XMLProtectionInterceptor` to prioritize HTTP-declared charset and fallback to XML declaration. Added test to ensure character encoding preservation and proper handling of non-UTF-8 documents.

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Added handling for invalid or unsupported `encoding` attributes during XML charset resolution in `XMLProtectionInterceptor`. Provides detailed rejection messages pinpointing the issue. Introduced corresponding test case for malformed XML declarations.
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Added `DoctypeInspector` utility to analyze DOCTYPE declarations for external entity references or subset references. Updated `XMLProtector` to leverage this utility, improving modularization and clarity, along with dedicated tests for `DoctypeInspector`.

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Added charset handling to `XMLProtector` and updated `XMLProtectionInterceptor` to ensure rewritten XML documents declare the correct actual encoding instead of their original declared encoding. Includes updated tests to verify this behavior.
…rt handling

Introduced `AbstractBodyProtectionInterceptor` for document-level checks on requests and responses, supporting both plain and multipart bodies with rewriting capabilities. Added multipart support utilities, including `PartRewriter` for reconstructing modified parts and `Origin` for violation tracing. Includes new tests for multipart handling and JSON limits.
@predic8 predic8 added this to the 7.6.0 milestone Sep 4, 2026
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