IBM8387CADEEB9AD0E38758303B1E6B37B37C256D2B869802656DF93547861A6E7DSecurity Bulletin: IBM Secure Proxy is vulnerable to remote 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 Sterling Secure Proxy is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j, which is used for logging (CVE-2021-4104). The fix includes Apache Log4j 2.17.2.
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 Sterling Secure Proxy | 3.4.3.2 |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | iFix | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 6.0.3 | iFix 04 | Fix Central - 6030 |
| IBM Sterling Secure Proxy | 3.4.3.2 | iFix 16 | Fix Central - 3432 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| sterling secure proxy | eq | 6.0.3.0 | |
| sterling secure proxy | eq | 3.4.3.2 |
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%