XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting libxml-twig-perl package, versions *


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.73% (81st percentile)
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NVD
9.1 critical
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Red Hat
7.1 high
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SUSE
7.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBXMLTWIGPERL-312828
  • published 22 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 22 Dec 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 libxml-twig-perl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml-twig-perl package and not the libxml-twig-perl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.