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Critical
CVE-2016-9180
perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity...
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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
xmltwig
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xml-twig for perl
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 22nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.