fix security bug

spec/entities_spec.js

@@ -376,6 +376,24 @@ describe("XMLParser Entities", function() {
 
         expect(result).toEqual(expected);
     });
+    it("should throw error if an entity name contains special char", function() {
+        const xmlData = `
+        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+        <!DOCTYPE note [
+        <!ENTITY nj$ "writer;">
+        <!ENTITY wr?er "Writer: Donald Duck.">
+        ]>`;
+
+        const options = {
+            processEntities: true,
+        };
+
+        expect(() =>{
+            const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+            parser.parse(xmlData);
+        }).toThrowError("Invalid character $ in entity name")
+    });
 });
 
 describe("XMLParser External Entites", function() {

src/xmlparser/DocTypeReader.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function readDocType(xmlData, i){
                     i += 7; 
                     [entityName, val,i] = readEntityExp(xmlData,i+1);
                     if(val.indexOf("&") === -1) //Parameter entities are not supported
-                        entities[ entityName ] = {
+                        entities[ validateEntityName(entityName) ] = {
                             regx : RegExp( `&${entityName};`,"g"),
                             val: val
                         };
@@ -140,4 +140,16 @@ function isNotation(xmlData, i){
     return false
 }
 
+//an entity name should not contains special characters that may be used in regex
+//Eg !?\\\/[]$%{}^&*()<>
+const specialChar = "!?\\\/[]$%{}^&*()<>";
+
+function validateEntityName(name){
+    for (let i = 0; i < specialChar.length; i++) {
+        const ch = specialChar[i];
+        if(name.indexOf(ch) !== -1) throw new Error(`Invalid character ${ch} in entity name`);
+    }
+    return name;
+}
+
 module.exports = readDocType;