The vulnerability in the implementation of the XML::Twig Perl module for processing XML documents in a tree-like mode allows a attacker to cause a service failure or gain unauthorized access to protected information.

The vulnerability of the expandexternalents configuration implementation in the Perl module for processing XML documents in a tree-like mode, implemented via XML::Twig, is related to an incorrect limitation on XML references to external objects. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attack...

CVE-2016-9180

perl-XML-Twig: The option to expandexternalents, documented as controlling external entity expansion in XML::Twig does not work. External entities are always expanded, regardless of the option's setting...