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HistoryJan 07, 2022 - 7:03 p.m.

Security Bulletin: Apache Log4j vulnerability affects IBM Secure External Authentication Server (CVE-2021-4104)

2022-01-0719:03:49
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82

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%

Summary

IBM Sterling External Authentication Server is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j, which is used for logging (CVE-2021-44832). The fix upgrades all Apache Log4j 1.x to Apache Log4j 2.17.1.

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 External Authentication Server 6.0.3
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.2
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 2.4.3.2

Remediation/Fixes

Product VRMF iFix Remediation
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.3 iFix 01 Plus Build 141 Fix Central - 6030
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 6.0.2 iFix 04 Plus Build 214 Fix Central - 6020
IBM Sterling External Authentication Server 2.4.3.2 iFix 13 Plus Build 296 Fix Central - 2432
This fix also remediates CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105 and CVE-2021-44832.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

10 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.975 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.9%