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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

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Summary

IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor, which is bundled with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, is affected by Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). Log4j is used by IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor for generating logs in some components and tools. This bulletin provides a remediation for the reported CVE-2021-44228 by upgrading IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor version to 2.5.1.

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(s) and Version(s)Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, allIBM Cloud Transformation Advisor, v2.5.0

Remediation/Fixes

 

Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor which is shipped with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition.

Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor is affected by Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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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

15 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.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
22 December 2021

Initial Publish date:
15 December 2021

UID

ibm16527212

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