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
Published Jul 9, 2021
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.40%
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 products
- Vendor n/a Product Perl-Xml-Atom Defaultn/a
- Version perl-xml-atom 0.39StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Perl-Xml-Atom | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01402) | 71.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.40% (0.01402) | 68.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 50.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 58.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 57.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 54.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00161) | 51.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- https://metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/XML-Atom-0.39/source/Changes x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/549 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/XML-Atom-0.39/source/Changes | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/549 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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