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IBM Business Automation Content Analyzer on Cloud (BACAoC) is not affected by, or vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228.

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Abstract

I am using IBM Business Automation Content Analyzer on Cloud. What is the impact of CVE-2021-44228?

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CVE-2021-44228 describes a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j 2.X Java library dubbed Log4Shell.
IBM Business Automation Content Analyzer on Cloud does not include any version of log4j 2.x. Therefore, BACAoC is not vulnerable to the Log4Shell CVE.
IBM Business Automation Content Analyzer on Cloud does use Log4j version 1, however usage of this version of log4j is not vulnerable to the Log4Shell exploit.
For an IBM perspective on this vulnerability, please review the information from IBM at:

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 December 2021

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ibm16526318