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Vulnerability details: VCID-c2s2-wsy6-sufn
Vulnerability ID VCID-c2s2-wsy6-sufn
Aliases CVE-2022-23437
GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
Summary XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-91 XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23437.json
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00087 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00089 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00101 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00101 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00101 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00101 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
epss 0.00101 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/jboss/xerces
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/jboss/xerces
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23437.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-23437
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-23437
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/jboss/xerces
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
1016975 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1016975
2047200 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2047200
CVE-2022-23437 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
RHSA-2022:4918 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4918
RHSA-2022:4919 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4919
RHSA-2022:4922 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4922
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2022-23437.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/jboss/xerces
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.24901
EPSS Score 0.00087
Published At April 7, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:49:20.971937+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/xerces/xercesImpl/CVE-2022-23437.yml 38.0.0