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Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect for Healthcare is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)

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Summary

Vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j affect the logging infrastructure in the ATNAAudit node and the XDSConsumer pattern in IBM App Connect for Healthcare. IBM App Connect for Healthcare have addressed these vulnerabilities, the fix includes Apache Log4j 2.17.1

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-4104
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration. If the deployed application is configured to use JMSAppender, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215048 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM App Connect for Healthcare 5.0.0.0
IBM App Connect for Healthcare 5.0.0.1
IBM App Connect for Healthcare 6.0.1.0


Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the patches listed in this table. 

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/Fixes
IBM App Connect for Healthcare5.0.0.1IT39653

Interim fix for APAR (IT39653 ) is available from

5.0.0.1 IBM Fix Central

 

 

IBM App Connect for Healthcare6.0.1.0IT39653

Interim fix for APAR (IT39653 ) is available from

6.0.1.0 IBM Fix Central

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

As detailed above 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

Change History

25 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:
31 January 2022

Initial Publish date:
25 January 2022

UID

ibm16552272

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