Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is vulnerable to denial of service due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45105) and arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45046 and CVE-2021-44832)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is included as a component of IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, is vulnerable to the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities. Remediation information about the security vulnerabilities has been published in a security bulletin. The fix addresses the vulnerabilities by removing Apache Log4j.

Vulnerability Details

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

Affected Products and Versions

Principal Product and Version(s)	Affected Supporting Product and Version(s)
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5	WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5
WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.0	WebSphere Application Server V8.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now.

For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.0, refer to information and steps in:

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect the IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45046)

For WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.5, review either the bulletin referenced for V8.0 or:

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

and take applicable action.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

10 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 January 2022

Initial Publish date:
10 January 2022

UID

ibm16539514

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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is vulnerable to denial of service due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-45105) and arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45046 and CVE-2021-44832)