Read the docs
TI-2022-07499 Aliases CVE-2022-23437GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.11615 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial xerces:xercesImpl (Maven): 2.12.2Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache XercesApache XercesJ – 2.12.1—No fix listedCNA
—xerces:xercesImpl (Maven)before 2.12.22.12.2Patch availableGHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
  • Apache Xerces VendorApache Affected Apache XercesJ – 2.12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.12.2 Fixed in 2.12.2 Patch available GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

CPE configurations NVD · 54

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.12.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.1.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.3.6VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_deposits_and_lines_of_credit_servicing:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_asap:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.6.0.0 – 8.0.9.0; 8.1.0.0 to before 8.1.2.0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.12.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_deposits_and_lines_of_credit_servicing:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_party_management:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_asap:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.6.0.0 – 8.0.9.0; 8.1.0.0 to before 8.1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 44 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.6.0.0 – 8.0.8.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.2.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.8.2.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.8.3.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.7.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.7.2.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.8.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.8.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.1.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:12.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.9.4.2.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:13.9.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.9.4.2.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.2.0.1.30VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1 – 3.0.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilearning:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilearning:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.58VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.59VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.7 – 17.12.11; 18.8.0 – 18.8.14; 19.12.0 – 19.12.13; 20.12.0 – 20.12.8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:product_lifecycle_analytics:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_bulk_data_integration:16.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.3.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_extract_transform_and_load:13.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2.8VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.3.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.3.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.3.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.3.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.3.2VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0.3.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2.1.3.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2.1.4.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.1.1.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.6.0.0 – 8.0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:12.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.9.4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_nextgen_oui_framework:13.9.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.9.4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:global_lifecycle_management_opatch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.2.0.1.30 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 – 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:health_sciences_information_manager:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilearning:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:ilearning:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.58 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.59 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.7 – 17.12.11; 18.8.0 – 18.8.14; 19.12.0 – 19.12.13; 20.12.0 – 20.12.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:product_lifecycle_analytics:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_bulk_data_integration:16.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_extract_transform_and_load:13.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj xerces:xercesImpl (Maven) Fixed in 2.12.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:6813 Released 2022-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.13.1 security update
    • RHPAM 7.13.1 async
  • RHSA-2022:4919 Released 2022-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.5 security update on RHEL 8
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 eap7-activemq-artemis-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el8eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el8eap +47
  • RHSA-2022:4918 Released 2022-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.5 security update on RHEL 7
    • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-activemq-artemis-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-cli-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el7eap, eap7-activemq-artemis-commons-2.16.0-9.redhat_00042.1.el7eap +47
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:4922 Released 2022-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.5 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-databind-2.12.6.1-redhat-00003.jar, com.h2database.h2-1.4.197.redhat-00004.jar, io.netty.netty-codec-4.1.72.Final-redhat-00001.jar +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
RHPAM 7.13.1 asyncFixed RHSA-2022:6813
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 ServerFixed RHSA-2022:4918
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:4919
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Fixed RHSA-2022:4922
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server
  • Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23437
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2018-02108 Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit component of Oracle Java SE… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences