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HistoryJan 27, 2022 - 6:10 p.m.

Security Bulletin: Vulnerability inApache Log4j - CVE-2021-45046 may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

2022-01-2718:10:46
www.ibm.com
18

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

100.0%

Summary

A potential vulnerability inApache Log4j - CVE-2021-45046 has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Several components of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data use Log4j to log diagnostic data unrelated to customer input. Refer to details for additional information.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-45046
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j could result in remote code execution, caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2021-44228 in certain non-default configurations. When the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup, an attacker with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data can craft malicious input data using a JNDI Lookup pattern to leak sensitive information and remote code execution in some environments and local code execution in all environments.
CVSS Base score: 9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/215195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
WA for ICP 1.5.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the upcoming latest (v4.0.5) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.

Latest Version Link to Release (v4.0.5 release information)
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.5 <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=assistant-installing-watson&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

CPENameOperatorVersion
watson developer cloudeq4.0.5

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

100.0%

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