Security Bulletin
Summary
Apache Log4j is used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services as part of its logging infrastructure. JDBCAppender in Apache Log4j 1.2.x accepts an SQL statement as a configuration parameter where the values to be inserted are converters from PatternLayout. The fix includes Apache Log4j 2.17.1.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2022-23305
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the JDBCAppender, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/217461 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services | 1.0 |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services | 6.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product(s) | Version(s) | Remediation/Fix |
| IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services | 1.0, 6.0 | Apply 6.0.0.6, available on Fix Central |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
01 Feb 2022: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 February 2022
Initial Publish date:
01 February 2022
UID
ibm16557200