IBM4D64B63A4F0E352D01AE83B8439314D9AB2CE9D2A7C6840F1B20FFB4E0BD61A3Security Bulletin: IBM Security Guardium is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache log4j (CVE-2021-4104)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.127 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.4%
Summary
IBM Security Guardium has resolved CVE-2021-4104 with an appliance patch. Apache log4j is used as part of its logging infrastructure. The patch removes log4j 1.x from the Guardium system and replaces it with log4j2 V2.17.1.
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
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
|---|---|
| IBM Security Guardium | 10.5 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 10.6 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.0 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.1 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.2 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.3 |
| IBM Security Guardium | 11.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the applicable patch.
| Product | Versions | ** Fix** |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Security Guardium | 10.5 | http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=10.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_10.0p550_Bundle_Mar-27-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc |
| IBM Security Guardium | 10.6 |
IBM Security Guardium| 11.0| http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=11.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_11.0p45_Bundle_May-03-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
IBM Security Guardium| 11.1| http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=11.0&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_11.0p160_Bundle_Mar-23-2022&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc
IBM Security Guardium| 11.2|
IBM Security Guardium| 11.3|
IBM Security Guardium| 11.4|
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.127 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.4%