CVE-2022-23437 (Medium) detected in xercesImpl-2.9.1.jar #318
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Security vulnerability detected by WhiteSource
Status: Needs Triage
CVE-2022-23437 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Xerces2 is the next generation of high performance, fully compliant XML parsers in the Apache Xerces family. This new version of Xerces introduces the Xerces Native Interface (XNI), a complete framework for building parser components and configurations that is extremely modular and easy to program.
Path to dependency file: /modules/objectmappers-smooks/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/xerces/xercesImpl/2.9.1/xercesImpl-2.9.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy:
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2022-01-24
URL: CVE-2022-23437
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj
Release Date: 2022-01-24
Fix Resolution: xerces:xercesImpl:2.12.2
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