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Apache Tika 2.x < 2.2.0 Log4j RCE Vulnerability (Log4Shell)

🗓️ 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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Apache Tika Server 2.x < 2.2.0 Log4j RCE Vulnerability (Log4Shell

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.147379");
  script_version("2025-08-22T05:39:46+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-22 05:39:46 +0000 (Fri, 22 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-12-23 07:25:03 +0000 (Thu, 23 Dec 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-12-14 01:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 14 Dec 2021)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-44228");

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

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

  script_name("Apache Tika 2.x < 2.2.0 Log4j RCE Vulnerability (Log4Shell)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_apache_tika_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("apache/tika/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apache Tika is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
  vulnerability in the Apache Log4j library dubbed 'Log4Shell'.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Apache Log4j2 JNDI features used in configuration, log
  messages, and parameters do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related
  endpoints. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute
  arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apache Tika version 2.x prior to 2.2.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.2.0 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.apache.org/thread/tbpbtzdt1moqpm5b4ftf3pgwyq9vbq5z");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfh8-c2jp-5v3q");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "2.0", test_version_up: "2.2.0")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.2.0");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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22 Aug 2025 00:00Current
9.4High risk
Vulners AI Score9.4
CVSS 29.3
CVSS 3.110
EPSS0.99999
SSVC
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