CVE•Published 2022-01-24•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2022-23437Apache · Xerces-j
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CVSS v3.1
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2022-01-24
Modified 2026-10-08
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag2 hosts
vuln:CVE-2022-23437Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Apache Xerces-j"All exposed Apache Xerces-j instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Xerces-j"HTTP body or banner mentions "Xerces-j" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2022-23437Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2022-23437Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2022-23437Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2022-23437GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
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