Apache Log4j 1.2.x <= 1.2.17 RCE Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apache:log4j";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117864");
  script_version("2025-09-04T05:39:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-04 05:39:49 +0000 (Thu, 04 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-12-22 10:19:26 +0000 (Wed, 22 Dec 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-06-29 23:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 29 Jun 2021)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-17571");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Apache Log4j 1.2.x <= 1.2.17 RCE Vulnerability - Windows");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_log4j_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/log4j/smb-login/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Log4j is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable
  to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code
  when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log
  data.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Log4j versions 1.2.x through 1.2.17.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apache Log4j 1.2 reached end of life in August 2015. Users
  should upgrade to Log4j 2.x which both addresses that vulnerability as well as numerous other
  issues in the previous versions.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.apache.org/thread/173yrzw9trfy6xdydfz05tsvp79z8rt7");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1863");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_in_range( version:version, test_version:"1.2", test_version2:"1.2.17" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"2.x", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );