Security Bulletin: Stored IQ for Legal is vulnerable to multiple Apache Log4j vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45046)

Summary

Apache Log4j is included in WebSphere Application Server Traditional, which is distributed with Stored IQ for Legal. There are multiple Apache Log4j vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2021-45046) impacting Stored IQ for Legal application. Stored IQ for Legal uses Apache Log4j for logging . These issues are addressed in the Stored IQ for Legal interim fix PH42762 on top of WebSphere 8.5.18 .

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)

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

Remediation/Fixes

Apply the interim fix PH42762 on top of WebSphere 8.5.18 to address the log4j vulnerabilities immediately.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None