Security Bulletin: IBM OpenPages with Watson has addressed security vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j open source library used by IBM OpenPages with Watson. This affects the IBM OpenPages logging framework. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-44228
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

In regards with CVE-2021-44228 , this affects only IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.2.0.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

A fix has been created for the affected version of the named product. Fixes and installation instructions are provided at the URL listed below:

IBM OpenPages with Watson 8.2.0.4

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- Apply 8.2.0.4 Interim Fix 1 (8.2.0.4.1)

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/openpages-watson-8204-interim-fix-1&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None