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Is PHP loadXML vulnerable to XXE attack (and to other attacks)? Is there a list of vulnerable functions?

I have PHP code that uses the loadXML function (as well as other XML functions). Is the loadXML function vulnerable to XXE attack? Namely, if the XML contains external entities, will they be ...
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Oversized XML attack in axis 1.4

How can we prevent oversized XML attack in webservice implemented with Apache Axis 1.4?
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Public XSLT & XML playground (with PHP DOMDocument, etc.) Security Risks?

Let's say I want to set up a sandbox or playground in PHP that users can use to create (or paste in) XML and XSLT, then transform the XML via the XSLT (by means of PHP 5's DOMDocument and related ...
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If an XML document is not validated as "Well Formed" or checked against a schema, what are the risks?

When processing an XML document in my application, what are the risks? E.g. if it is not "Well Formed" or is not checked against a schema.
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