{"cve":"CVE-2022-23437","nvd":{"published":"2022-01-24T15:15:09.317","modified":"2026-10-08T22:17:16.560","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3","https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/","https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html"],"products":["apache:xerces-j","netapp:active_iq_unified_manager","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","oracle:product_lifecycle_analytics","oracle:retail_bulk_data_integration","oracle:retail_extract_transform_and_load","oracle:retail_financial_integration","oracle:retail_integration_bus","oracle:retail_merchandising_system","oracle:retail_service_backbone","oracle:weblogic_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:27:20.926095847+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-23437","score":0.11615,"percentile":0.96014,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj","summary":"Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java","modified":"2024-02-16T08:21:32.697367Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"xerces:xercesImpl","purl":"pkg:maven/xerces/xercesImpl","ranges":["<2.12.2"],"fixed":["2.12.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}