diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9bcc9c6ec..ce2174a6b
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>
@@ -3072,7 +3072,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.2</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>xalan</groupId>