CVE-2022-23437 (GCVE-0-2022-23437)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-24 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:13
VLAI
Title
Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-08 21:07 UTC
CWE
  • Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 931 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Xerces Affected: Apache XercesJ , ≤ 2.12.1 (custom)
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Credits
This issue was discovered by Sergey Temnikov and Ziyi Luo, from Amazon Corretto/JDK Team
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