Validate SOAP content type

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title: Validate SOAP content type
description: Use the glide.soap.require\_content\_type\_xml property to enable validation of a content type as text/xml and protect against invalid SOAP requests.
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# Validate SOAP content type

Use the **glide.soap.require\_content\_type\_xml** property to enable validation of a content type as text/xml and protect against invalid SOAP requests.

If the **glide.soap.require\_content\_type\_xml** system property is not set to the recommended value of **true**, then there is no validation for the SOAP request.

Ensure that the property **glide.soap.require\_content\_type\_xml** is set to **true**.

**Warning:** This is a safe harbor property, meaning the value can't be altered once it's changed. It is non-revertible.

## More information

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Attribute

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Description

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Configuration name

</td><td>

**glide.soap.require\_content\_type\_xml**

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Configuration type

</td><td>

System Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\)

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Data type

</td><td>

Boolean

</td></tr><tr><td>

Recommended value

</td><td>

true

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Default value

</td><td>

true

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Fallback value

</td><td>

false

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Category

</td><td>

[API and web service](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/instance-security-hardening-settings/sc-api-web-service.md)

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Security risk

</td><td>

-   Severity score: 8.8
-   CVSS rating: High
-   Security risk details: This lack of validation can enable Cross-Site Request Forgery \(CSRF\) attacks, allowing malicious actors to trick authenticated users into sending unauthorized SOAP requests.

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Functional impact

</td><td>

This remediation enables validation of SOAP content type for all the inbound SOAP requests. -   If you are using a content type other than text/xml for inbound requests, it may cause potential failure of SOAP transactions.
-   If you are not using the correct MIME type, it could disrupt third-party integrations.

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Dependencies and prerequisites

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None

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