Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j, which is used for logging (CVE-2021-4104). The fix includes Apache Log4j 2.17.2.
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 Sterling Secure Proxy | 3.4.3.2 |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | iFix | Remediation |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3 | iFix 04 | Fix Central - 6030 |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 3.4.3.2 | iFix 16 | Fix Central - 3432 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
29 Jul 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:
29 July 2022
Initial Publish date:
29 July 2022
UID
ibm16608552