# CVE-2012-1102: It was discovered that the XML::Atom Perl module before version 0.39 did not disable external entities when parsing XML from potentially unt

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a perl-xml-atom: perl-xml-atom 0.39

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a perl-xml-atom, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/XML-Atom-0.39/source/Changes
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/549

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