Security Bulletin: Log4JShell Vulnerability affects Watson Knowledge Catalog InstaScan (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in the version of Apache Log4j that was included in Watson Knowledge Catalog InstaScan. 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 upgrading to Watson Knowledge Catalog InstaScan version 1.1.7.

In order to upgrade to the 1.1.7 version, please run the following command on the infrastructure node of the OpenShift cluster:

./cpd-cli upgrade --repo <your-repo.yaml> -a wkc-instascan -n <your-name-space> --verbose --accept-all-licenses

Replace <your-repo.yaml> with the name of the repository yaml file and <your-name-space> with the actual OpenShift project name (Kubernetes namespace) where the product is installed.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None