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diff --git a/Doc/library/xml.etree.elementtree.rst b/Doc/library/xml.etree.elementtree.rst index cf0c33f55a..dc9ebb9997 100644 --- a/Doc/library/xml.etree.elementtree.rst +++ b/Doc/library/xml.etree.elementtree.rst @@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ The :class:`Element` type is a flexible container object, designed to store hierarchical data structures in memory. The type can be described as a cross between a list and a dictionary. + +.. warning:: + + The :mod:`xml.etree.ElementTree` module is not secure against + maliciously constructed data. If you need to parse untrusted or + unauthenticated data see :ref:`xml-vulnerabilities`. + + Each element has a number of properties associated with it: * a tag which is a string identifying what kind of data this element represents |