Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Digital Business Automation Workflow family products (CVE-2021-44228)

Security Bulletin

Summary

WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of IBM Business Automation Workflow, IBM Business Process Manager, and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. Information about a security vulnerability affecting IBM WebSphere Application Server Traditional have 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

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Business Automation Workflow	V21.0 V20.0 V19.0 V18.0
IBM Business Process Manager	V8.6 V8.5

For earlier and unsupported versions of the products, IBM recommends upgrading to a fixed, supported version of the product.

Note that Cumulative Fixes cannot automatically install interim fixes for the base Application Server. It is important to follow the complete installation instructions and manually ensure that recommended security fixes are installed.

Remediation/Fixes

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

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

17 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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 September 2022

Initial Publish date:
17 December 2021

UID

ibm16527764

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Digital Business Automation Workflow family products (CVE-2021-44228)