Security Bulletin: IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data has addressed Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j open source library used by IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This affects the IBM OpenPages logging framework. This vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has been addressed. Customers are encouraged to take action and upgrade.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2021-44228
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the failure to protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints by JNDI features. By sending a specially crafted code string, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to load arbitrary Java code on the server and take complete control of the system. Note: The vulnerability is also called Log4Shell or LogJam.
CVSS Base score: 10
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/214921 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 8.204.0

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.

If you are using IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 8.204.0, you will need to upgrade to

1. IBM Cloud Pak for Data Refresh 4 of Version 4.0

2. IBM OpenPages for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 8.204.1

Upgrade installation instructions are provided at the URL listed below:

<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=openpages-upgrading&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None