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TI-2022-26516 Aliases GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3

XML Injection in Xerces Java affects Nokogiri

Priority LOW 38CWE-91Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.

Summary

## Summary Nokogiri v1.13.4 updates the vendored `xerces:xercesImpl` from 2.12.0 to 2.12.2, which addresses [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437). That CVE is scored as CVSS 6.5 "Medium" on the NVD record. Please note that this advisory only applies to the **JRuby** implementation of Nokogiri `< 1.13.4`. ## Mitigation Upgrade to Nokogiri `>= v1.13.4`. ## Impact ### [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437) in xerces-J - **Severity**: Medium - **Type**: [CWE-91](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/91.html) XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) - **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. - **See also**: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

Why it matters now

Fix Fixed nokogiri (RubyGems): 1.13.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—nokogiri (RubyGems)before 1.13.41.13.4Patch availableGHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3
  • nokogiri (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.4 Fixed in 1.13.4 Patch available GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3 nokogiri (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.13.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3

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Sources

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