CVE-2022-23437
There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.62% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- apache/xerces-j · oracle/agile engineering data management · oracle/agile product lifecycle management · oracle/banking deposits and lines of credit servicing · oracle/banking party management · oracle/communications asap · oracle/communications element manager · oracle/communications session report manager · oracle/communications session route manager · oracle/financial services analytical applications infrastructure · oracle/financial services behavior detection platform · oracle/financial services crime and compliance management studio · oracle/financial services enterprise case management · oracle/flexcube universal banking · oracle/global lifecycle management nextgen oui framework · oracle/global lifecycle management opatch · oracle/health sciences information manager · oracle/ilearning · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools · oracle/primavera gateway · +9 more
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 11.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.