CVE-2016-9180 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Xmltwig	Xml-twig For Perl

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xmltwig:xml-twig_for_perl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00033.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9180
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9180

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0043}`	epss `{'score': 0.00433}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-22T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.182Z

Reserved: 2016-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9180

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-22T21:59:00.177

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-9180

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9180 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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