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Vulnerability details: VCID-jqdg-ebz9-t3e9
Vulnerability ID VCID-jqdg-ebz9-t3e9
Aliases GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
GMS-2022-788
Summary XML Injection in Xerces Java affects Nokogiri ## Summary Nokogiri v1.13.4 updates the vendored `xerces:xercesImpl` from 2.12.0 to 2.12.2, which addresses [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437). That CVE is scored as CVSS 6.5 "Medium" on the NVD record. Please note that this advisory only applies to the **JRuby** implementation of Nokogiri `< 1.13.4`. ## Mitigation Upgrade to Nokogiri `>= v1.13.4`. ## Impact ### [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437) in xerces-J - **Severity**: Medium - **Type**: [CWE-91](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/91.html) XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) - **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. - **See also**: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-91 XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.4
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.4
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/vX7qSjsvWis/m/TJWN4oOKBwAJ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/vX7qSjsvWis/m/TJWN4oOKBwAJ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer
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
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.4
https://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/vX7qSjsvWis/m/TJWN4oOKBwAJ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer
CVE-2022-23437 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3 https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
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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/sparklemotion/nokogiri
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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/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.4
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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/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
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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://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/vX7qSjsvWis/m/TJWN4oOKBwAJ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer
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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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Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:49:48.581715+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/nokogiri/GMS-2022-788.yml 38.0.0