CVE-2016-9180
perl-XML-Twig: The option to `expand_external_ents`, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.59% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- xmltwig/xml-twig for perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- 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/2016/11/04/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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/2016/11/04/2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94219Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.