IBMD86D8C366E2D62A174FC13CC280E324FC50FDC33BE3CAC167AB7E803409C8C2ESecurity Bulletin: IBM Transformation Extender Advanced is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution due to Apache Log4j (CVE-2021-4104)
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.127 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.3%
Summary
IBM Transformation Extender Advanced, previously known as IBM Standards Processing Engine, uses Apache Log4j as part of its logging infrastructure. An arbitrary remote code execution vulnerability has been addressed. The fix incudes 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 Transformation Extender Advanced | 9.0 |
| IBM Transformation Extender Advanced | 10.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | Version | Remediation/Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Transformation Extender Advanced | 9.0 | 9.0.2.6 |
| IBM Transformation Extender Advanced | 10.0 | 10.0.1.7 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm transformation extender advanced | eq | 9.0. | |
| ibm transformation extender advanced | eq | 10.0. |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.127 Low
EPSS
Percentile
95.3%