CVE-2012-1102
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2021 at 10:42 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXml::atomxml-
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module before version 0.39 did not disable external entities when parsing XML from potentially untrusted sources. This may allow attackers to gain read access to otherwise protected resources, depending on how the library is used.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.39
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/XML-Atom-0.39/source/Changesx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/549CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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