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Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server which is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications(CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832). IBM WebSphere Application Server is bundled with IBM Cloud Pak for Applications. There is a vulnerability in the Apache log4j library used by IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional in the Admin Console and UDDI Registry application. This has been addressed in IBM WebSphere Application Server by removing log4j from the Admin Console and UDDI Registry application.

Vulnerability Details

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

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Affected Product(s) and Version(s)Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications, 4.3

WebSphere Application Server

  • 9.0
  • 8.5

Remediation/Fixes

Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832)

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

Change History

05 Jan 2022: 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:
05 January 2022

Initial Publish date:
05 January 2022

UID

ibm16538434

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