CVE-2022-23437: Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java

CVE-2022-23437 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-01-27

Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-23437 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-23437 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-23437?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 January 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23437?
Yes. xerces:xercesImpl (Maven): upgrade to 2.12.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-23437?
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 2.12.2 or later
    # set xerces:xercesImpl to 2.12.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.12.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-23437
  • GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

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