diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index d27c4da5293ec9084e606f7b97217ce7f395ca9b..c0a66252e752b22343c46f5512ade856687057c0 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xpp3</groupId>
       <artifactId>xpp3</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.3.3</version>
+      <version>1.1.4c</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>