CVE-2020-14338: Improper Input Validation in Xerces

CVE-2020-14338 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-15

Improper Input Validation in Xerces

Technologies: xerces:xercesImpl (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-14338 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-14338 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-14338?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 February 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.0.sp3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-14338?
Yes. xerces:xercesImpl (Maven): upgrade to 2.12.0.sp3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-14338?
Check whether you run xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • xerces:xercesImpl (Maven): upgrade to 2.12.0.sp3 or later
    # set xerces:xercesImpl to 2.12.0.sp3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.0.sp3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-14338
  • GHSA-w4jq-qh47-hvjq

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