Security Bulletin: Log4JShell Vulnerability affects IBM SPSS Modeler (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the version of Log4j that was included in IBM SPSS Modeler. This vulnerability has been addressed.

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

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying the following fixes.

Product|** VRMF|APAR| _Fixes
_**
—|—|—|—
IBM SPSS Modeler| 18.3.0.0 | PH42782| 18.3.0.0 - win64
18.3.0.0 - MacOS64
18.3.0.0 - Linux64
18.3.0.0 - zLinux64
18.3.0.0 - pLinux64
18.3.0.0 - Premium
18.2.2.0| 18.2.2.0 - IFIX
18.2.2.0 - Premium

Workarounds and Mitigations

None