Security Bulletin: IBM Security Verify Governance is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)

Summary

IBM Security Verify Governance (ISVG) is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j CVE-2021-4104. Apache Log4j is used as part of ISVG’s logging infrastructure. The fix includes Apache Log4j version 2.17.1.

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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM encourages customers to promptly update their systems.

Affected Product(s)

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Version(s)

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First Fix

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IBM Security Verify Governance

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10.0.1

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10.0.1.0-ISS-ISVG-IGVA-FP0000

IBM Security Verify Governance

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10.0.0

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10.0.0.0-ISS-ISVG-IGVA-FP0004

Workarounds and Mitigations

None