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CVE-2022-23437

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Date: January 23, 2022

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.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (10)

https://github.com/jboss/xerces
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005
https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-23437

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

CWE-91

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CWE-835

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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