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TI-2012-01008 Aliases CVE-2012-1102GHSA-cwv6-3m5x-7f9p

XML external entity injection in perl-xml-atom

Priority LOW 36CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01402 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—perl-xml-atomperl-xml-atom 0.39—No fix listedCNA
  • perl-xml-atom Vendor— Affected perl-xml-atom 0.39 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xml\:\:atom_project:xml\:\:atom:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*atom_project xml\VulnerableXml
  • cpe:2.3:a:xml\:\:atom_project:xml\:\:atom:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions atom_project xml\ Vulnerable ·Xml

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1102
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cwv6-3m5x-7f9p

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-08239 XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow XPath injection in ID lookup CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-08334 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE XML::Sig CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-27325 XML-Sig prior to 0.68 for Perl improperly validates XML without signatures CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-15218 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE XML::Sig CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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