Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities in the Apache log4j library ( CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-44832 ) have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights

Summary

Websphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights. The WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack (CVE-2021-44832 ) where an attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file can construct a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI when using Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-beta7 through 2.17.0. A second vulnerability with Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-beta7 through 2.16.0 can be exploited to cause uncontrolled recursion and Denial of Service (CVE-2021-45105). Information has been published in an IBM WebSphere Application Server issued Security Bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

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Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

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IBM strongly recommends to address this vulnerability by applying the solution disclosed in the security bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache log4j affect IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-45105, CVE-2021-44832)

Workarounds and Mitigations

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