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`CVE-2022-23437`

Affected software	13 products, listed below
Severity	6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`2.12.2`
Weakness	XML injection (CWE-91)
Published	24 Jan 2022
Updated	8 Oct 2026

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.

CWE-835

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 4 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 12% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

VRT has not found a public code change for this CVE yet.

Protection none
Action not pursued
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to No source fix or exploit.

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 7.1 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Security Patch Update August 2026 ↗

CSPU

2026-Q3

Oracle Commerce / MDEX (dom4j) (11.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q4

Oracle Communications / Web UI (Apache Xerces2 Java) (14.0.0.1)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q3

Oracle Commerce / Endeca Application Controller (Apache Xerces2 Java) (11.3.2)
Oracle Communications Applications / Other (Apache Xerces2 Java) (7.4.0.7.0, 7.4.1.5.0, 7.4.2.8.0)
Oracle Communications Applications / Security Component (Apache Xerces2 Java) (7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.5.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Runtime Engine (Apache Xerces2 Java) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q2

Oracle Commerce / Content Acquisition System, Workbench (Apache Xerces2 Java) (11.3.2)
Oracle Enterprise Manager / Load Testing for Web Apps (Apache Xerces2 Java) (13.3.0.1)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Xerces2 Java) (2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, 2.9, 2.9.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0)
Oracle Retail Applications / Xenvironment (Apache Xerces2 Java) (17.0.6)
Oracle iLearning / Installation (Apache Xerces2 Java) (6.3.1)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q1

Oracle Insurance Applications / Development Tools (Apache Xerces-J) (12.4.0-12.7.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q4

Oracle Commerce / Endeca Integration (Apache Xerces-J) (11.3.2)
Oracle Communications Applications / Framework (Apache Xerces-J) (6.3.1)
Oracle Communications Applications / Installer (Apache Xerces-J) (7.3, 7.4)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Xerces-J) (12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Framework (Apache Xerces-J) (12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle JD Edwards / E1 IOT Orchestrator Security (Apache Xerces-J) (9.2.6.2 and prior)
Oracle JD Edwards / Interoperability SEC (Apache Xerces-J) (9.2.6.3 and prior)
Oracle Retail Applications / OTHERS (Apache Xerces-J) (14.2)
Oracle Retail Applications / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1)
Oracle Supply Chain / XML Parser (Apache Xerces-J) (6.4.3, 6.5.1)
Oracle Systems / Tools (Apache Xerces-J) (4)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q3

Oracle Communications Applications / SRT (Apache Xerces-J) (7.3)
Oracle Construction and Engineering / Admin (Apache Xerces-J) (17.12.0-17.12.11, 18.8.0-18.8.14, 19.12.0-19.12.13, 20.12.0-20.12.8)
Oracle Construction and Engineering / Platform, User Interface (Apache Xerces-J) (17.7-17.12, 18.8, 19.12, 20.12, 21.12)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Xerces-J) (12.4)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Studio (Apache Xerces-J) (8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Web UI (Apache Xerces-J) (2.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Web UI (Apache Xerces-J) (2.7)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / NextGen Installer issues (Apache Xerces-J) (Prior to 13.9.4.2.10)
Oracle Global Lifecycle Management / Patch Installer (Apache Xerces-J) (Prior to 12.2.0.1.30)
Oracle HealthCare Applications / Health Policy Engine (Apache Xerces-J) (3.0.0.1, 3.0.1.0-3.0.5.0)
Oracle PeopleSoft / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (8.58, 8.59)
Oracle Supply Chain / Installation Issues (Apache Xerces-J) (3.6.1)
Oracle Supply Chain / Installation Issues (Apache Xerces-J) (6.2.1.0)
Oracle Supply Chain / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (9.3.6)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q2

Oracle Communications / General (Apache Xerces-J) (Prior to 9.0)
Oracle Communications / Security (Apache Xerces-J) (Prior to 9.0)
Oracle Communications / Third Party (Apache Xerces-J) (Prior to 9.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Installers (Apache Xerces-J) (8.0.7.1, 8.0.7.2, 8.0.8.0, 8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.0, 8.1.1.1)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Others (Apache Xerces-J) (8.0.6.0-8.0.9.0, 8.1.0.0-8.1.2.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Third Party (Apache Xerces-J) (8.0.6.0-8.0.8.0, 8.1.1.0, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Third Party Tools (Apache Xerces-J) (12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0)
Oracle Retail Applications / BDI Job Scheduler (Apache Xerces-J) (16.0.3)
Oracle Retail Applications / Foundation (Apache Xerces-J) (16.0.3, 19.0.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / Mathematical Operators (Apache Xerces-J) (13.2.8)
Oracle Retail Applications / PeopleSoft Integration Bugs (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / RIB Kernal (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1)
Oracle Retail Applications / RSB Installation (Apache Xerces-J) (14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1)
Oracle iLearning / Installation (Apache Xerces-J) (6.2, 6.3)

Oracle components and versions

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Commerce

Content Acquisition System, Workbench (Apache Xerces2 Java)

11.3.2

11.3.2

Oracle Commerce

Endeca Application Controller (Apache Xerces2 Java)

11.3.2

11.3.2

Oracle Commerce

Endeca Integration (Apache Xerces-J)

11.3.2

11.3.2

Oracle Commerce

MDEX (dom4j)

11.4.0

11.4.0

Oracle Communications

General (Apache Xerces-J)

Prior to 9.0

Oracle Communications

Security (Apache Xerces-J)

Prior to 9.0

Oracle Communications

Third Party (Apache Xerces-J)

Prior to 9.0

Oracle Communications

Web UI (Apache Xerces2 Java)

14.0.0.1

14.0.0.1

Oracle Communications Applications

Framework (Apache Xerces-J)

6.3.1

6.3.1

Oracle Communications Applications

Installer (Apache Xerces-J)

7.3, 7.4

7.3 · 7.4

Oracle Communications Applications

Other (Apache Xerces2 Java)

7.4.0.7.0, 7.4.1.5.0, 7.4.2.8.0

7.4.0.7.0 · 7.4.1.5.0 · 7.4.2.8.0

Oracle Communications Applications

SRT (Apache Xerces-J)

7.3

7.3

Oracle Communications Applications

Security Component (Apache Xerces2 Java)

7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.5.0

7.4.1 · 7.4.2 · 7.5.0

Oracle Construction and Engineering

Admin (Apache Xerces-J)

17.12.0-17.12.11, 18.8.0-18.8.14, 19.12.0-19.12.13, 20.12.0-20.12.8

Oracle Construction and Engineering

Platform, User Interface (Apache Xerces-J)

17.7-17.12, 18.8, 19.12, 20.12, 21.12

18.8 · 19.12 · 20.12 · 21.12

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Load Testing for Web Apps (Apache Xerces2 Java)

13.3.0.1

13.3.0.1

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Infrastructure (Apache Xerces-J)

12.4

12.4

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Infrastructure (Apache Xerces2 Java)

2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, 2.9, 2.9.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0

2.7 · 2.7.1 · 2.8 · 2.9 · 2.9.1 · 3.0 · 3.1 · 3.2 · 4.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Installers (Apache Xerces-J)

8.0.7.1, 8.0.7.2, 8.0.8.0, 8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.0, 8.1.1.1

8.0.7.1 · 8.0.7.2 · 8.0.8.0 · 8.0.8.1 · 8.1.1.0 · 8.1.1.1

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Others (Apache Xerces-J)

8.0.6.0-8.0.9.0, 8.1.0.0-8.1.2.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Studio (Apache Xerces-J)

8.0.8.2.0, 8.0.8.3.0

8.0.8.2.0 · 8.0.8.3.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Third Party (Apache Xerces-J)

8.0.6.0-8.0.8.0, 8.1.1.0, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.0

8.1.1.0 · 8.1.1.1 · 8.1.2.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Web UI (Apache Xerces-J)

2.7

2.7

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Xerces-J)

12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0

12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

NextGen Installer issues (Apache Xerces-J)

Prior to 13.9.4.2.10

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Runtime Engine (Apache Xerces2 Java)

12.2.1.4.0

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Security Framework (Apache Xerces-J)

12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0

12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Third Party Tools (Apache Xerces-J)

12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0

12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

Oracle Global Lifecycle Management

Patch Installer (Apache Xerces-J)

Prior to 12.2.0.1.30

Oracle HealthCare Applications

Health Policy Engine (Apache Xerces-J)

3.0.0.1, 3.0.1.0-3.0.5.0

3.0.0.1

Oracle Insurance Applications

Development Tools (Apache Xerces-J)

12.4.0-12.7.0

Oracle JD Edwards

E1 IOT Orchestrator Security (Apache Xerces-J)

9.2.6.2 and prior

Oracle JD Edwards

Interoperability SEC (Apache Xerces-J)

9.2.6.3 and prior

Oracle PeopleSoft

Security (Apache Xerces-J)

8.58, 8.59

8.58 · 8.59

Oracle Retail Applications

BDI Job Scheduler (Apache Xerces-J)

16.0.3

16.0.3

Oracle Retail Applications

Foundation (Apache Xerces-J)

16.0.3, 19.0.1

16.0.3 · 19.0.1

Oracle Retail Applications

Mathematical Operators (Apache Xerces-J)

13.2.8

13.2.8

Oracle Retail Applications

OTHERS (Apache Xerces-J)

14.2

14.2

Oracle Retail Applications

PeopleSoft Integration Bugs (Apache Xerces-J)

14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

Oracle Retail Applications

RIB Kernal (Apache Xerces-J)

14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

Oracle Retail Applications

RSB Installation (Apache Xerces-J)

14.1.3.2, 15.0.3.1, 16.0.3, 19.0.1

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

Oracle Retail Applications

Security (Apache Xerces-J)

14.1

14.1

Oracle Retail Applications

Xenvironment (Apache Xerces2 Java)

17.0.6

17.0.6

Oracle Supply Chain

Installation Issues (Apache Xerces-J)

3.6.1

3.6.1 · 6.2.1.0

Oracle Supply Chain

Security (Apache Xerces-J)

9.3.6

9.3.6

Oracle Supply Chain

XML Parser (Apache Xerces-J)

6.4.3, 6.5.1

6.4.3 · 6.5.1

Tools (Apache Xerces-J)

4

4

Oracle iLearning

Installation (Apache Xerces-J)

6.2, 6.3

6.2 · 6.3

Oracle iLearning

Installation (Apache Xerces2 Java)

6.3.1

6.3.1

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

xerces:xercesImpl 0 2.12.2 unbounded

Products and versions

30 products, 59 version entries

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

generic

≤ 2.12.1

nvd

netapp

active iq unified manager

generic

any version

nvd

oracle

agile engineering data management

generic

6.2.1.0

nvd

oracle

agile product lifecycle management

generic

9.3.6

nvd

oracle

banking deposits and lines of credit servicing

generic

2.7

nvd

oracle

banking party management

generic

2.7.0

nvd

oracle

communications asap

generic

7.3

nvd

oracle

communications element manager

generic

＜ 9.0

nvd

oracle

communications session report manager

generic

＜ 9.0

nvd

oracle

communications session route manager

generic

＜ 9.0

nvd

oracle

financial services analytical applications infrastructure

generic

≥ 8.0.6.0.0 and ≤ 8.0.9.0 · ≥ 8.1.0.0 and ＜ 8.1.2.0

nvd

oracle

financial services behavior detection platform

generic

≥ 8.0.6.0.0 and ≤ 8.0.8.0 · 8.1.1.0 · 8.1.1.1 · 8.1.2.0

nvd

oracle

financial services crime and compliance management studio

generic

8.0.8.2.0 · 8.0.8.3.0

nvd

oracle

financial services enterprise case management

generic

8.0.7.1 · 8.0.7.2.0 · 8.0.8.0 · 8.0.8.1 · 8.1.1.0 · 8.1.1.1

nvd

oracle

flexcube universal banking

generic

12.4.0

nvd

oracle

global lifecycle management nextgen oui framework

generic

13.9.4.2.2 · ＜ 13.9.4.2.2

nvd

oracle

global lifecycle management opatch

generic

＜ 12.2.0.1.30

nvd

oracle

health sciences information manager

generic

3.0.0.1 · ≥ 3.0.1 and ≤ 3.0.5

nvd

oracle

generic

6.2 · 6.3

nvd

oracle

peoplesoft enterprise peopletools

generic

8.58 · 8.59

nvd

oracle

primavera gateway

generic

≥ 17.7 and ≤ 17.12.11 · ≥ 18.8.0 and ≤ 18.8.14 · ≥ 19.12.0 and ≤ 19.12.13 · ≥ 20.12.0 and ≤ 20.12.8

nvd

oracle

product lifecycle analytics

generic

3.6.1

nvd

oracle

retail bulk data integration

generic

16.0.3.0

nvd

oracle

retail extract transform and load

generic

13.2.8

nvd

oracle

retail financial integration

generic

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

nvd

oracle

retail integration bus

generic

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

nvd

oracle

retail merchandising system

generic

16.0.3 · 19.0.1

nvd

oracle

retail service backbone

generic

14.1.3.2 · 15.0.3.1 · 16.0.3 · 19.0.1

nvd

oracle

weblogic server

generic

12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

osv

xerces

generic

＜ 2.12.2

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/jboss/xerces

PACKAGE

https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl

WEB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005

WEB

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

WEB

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

WEB

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3

WEB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/

Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published

2022-01-24

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-10-08

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched No exploit published Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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