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High

Missing XML Validation in Apache Xerces2

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 as well as Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, Java SE 5.0u51 and earlier, JRockit R28.2.8 and earlier, JRockit R27.7.6 and earlier, Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XML attribute names.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) xerces:xercesImpl < 2.12.0 2.12.0

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-112
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
xerces:xercesImpl
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7j4h-8wpf-rqfh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: xerces:xercesImpl

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
06.2020 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 2
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. Missing XML Validation in Apache Xerces2 this entry
    High CVE-2013-4002 < 2.12.0 2.12.0
  2. Improper Input Validation in Xerces
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2020-14338 < 2.12.0.sp3 2.12.0.sp3
  3. Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java
    Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-23437 < 2.12.2 2.12.2
  4. Denial of service in Apache Xerces2
    High · 7.5 CVE-2012-0881 < 2.12.0 2.12.0
  5. Denial of service in Apache Xerces2
    Medium CVE-2009-2625 < 2.10.0 2.10.0

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