CPANSA-XML-Twig-2016-9180: XML-Twig vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2016-12-22T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25
Current release date 2016-12-22T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.1 Severity Critical
Original language Language en
Also referred to

Vulnerability Description

perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work. External entities are always expanded, regardless of the option's setting.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-9180

Vulnerability Description

perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work. External entities are always expanded, regardless of the option's setting.

Weakness CWE-611 : Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
XML-Twig less than 1.39
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H 9.1 Critical
2.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P 6.4 Medium
Fixed

giterlizzi

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gdt@cpan.org

References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Thu Dec 22 00:00:00 2016 First release

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