diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b7ab26f91..c1752283d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xerces</groupId>
         <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-        <version>2.9.1</version>
+        <version>2.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>xmlrpc</groupId>