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Security Bulletin: IBM Transformation Extender Advanced is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)

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Summary

IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, previously known as IBM Standards Processing Engine, uses Apache Log4j as part of its logging infrastructure. An arbitrary remote code execution vulnerability has been addressed. The fix incudes 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

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced9.0
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced10.0

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVersionRemediation/Fix
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced9.09.0.2.6
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced10.010.0.1.7

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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Change History

16 Mar 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:
22 March 2022

Initial Publish date:
16 March 2022

UID

ibm16565309