Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Business Monitor (CVE-2021-44228)

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of Business Monitor. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin.

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.

Please consult the security bulletin Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects WebSphere Application Server vulnerability details and information about fixes.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None