Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-44228) bundled with Predictive Maintenance and Quality and Predictive Maintenance Insights

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped with IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality and Predictive Maintenance Insights On-Premises. Vulnerabilities have been identified in Apache Log4j which affect WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-44228). The recommended solution is to manually upgrade to the appropriate WebSphere Application Server Interim Fix on IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality and Predictive Maintenance Insights On-Premises installations.

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

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the interim fix as soon as possible.

Consult the following WebSphere Application Server security bulletin for the vulnerability details and information about the fix for WebSphere Application Server v8.5 and v9.0:

<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-vulnerability-apache-log4j-affects-websphere-application-server-cve-2021-44228&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None