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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-44228
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

 

Principal Product and Version(s)Affected Supporting Product and Version(s)
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5

Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the security bulletin:
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-44228)
for vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

Change History

14 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 December 2021

Initial Publish date:
14 December 2021

UID

ibm16526420

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