Security Bulletin
Summary
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. The IBM Engineering Lifecycle Engineering products version 6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2 are vulnerable to this attack, it has been addressed in this bulletin.
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
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Versions |
Affected Products |
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6.0.6, 6.0.6.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2 |
IBM Jazz Reporting Service |
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IBM Global Configuration Management | |
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IBM Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) | |
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Jazz Foundation | |
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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights | |
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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Method Composer | |
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BM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing | |
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IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next | |
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IBM Engineering Test Management | |
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IBM Engineering Requirements Management | |
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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Integration Adapters Tasktop Edition |
Remediation/Fixes
For The IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Engineering products versions 7.0.2, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by applying a currently available ELM 7.0.2 SR1 iFix 15
For The IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Engineering products versions 7.0.1, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by applying a currently available ELM 7.0.1 SR1 iFix 18
The IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Engineering products of versions 6.0, 6.0.1 and 7.0 are end of support. Hence users on those versions should follow the instructions given in the following document:
Remediation for log4j version 1 vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
18 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.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 August 2022
Initial Publish date:
18 July 2022
UID
ibm16616245