Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) affects the IBM Performance Management product

Summary

The APM v8.1.4.0 Server installs an Online Help application that contains Log4j v2.3. A vulnerability was found in this version of Log4j that is documented by CVE-2021-44228 and fixed in Log4j v2.16.

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

The vulnerable version of Log4j v2.3 can be replaced by Log4j v2.16 by following the procedure described at <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6526216&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None