Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0 may be affected by the log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Security Bulletin

Summary

The IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0 product ships the One-time Password component which embeds a vulnerable version of the log4j library. This has been fixed in the latest supported versions of the product. Customers should move up to the latest supported versions.

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

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Security Access Manager	9.0.7.1
IBM Security Verify Access	10.0.0.0

Remediation/Fixes

For the ISAM/ISVA appliances

Affected Products and Versions	Fix availability
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7.1	9.0.7-ISS-ISAM-FP0002
IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0	10.0.1-ISS-ISVA-FP0000 10.0.2-ISS-ISVA-FP0000

IBM Security Access Manager (Container)

For 9.0.7.1

Obtain the latest version of the container by running the following command “docker pull ibmcom/isam:[tag]”

Where [tag] is the latest published version and can be confirmed here

IBM Security Verify Access (Container)

For Version 10.0.0.0

Obtain the latest version of the container by running the following command “docker pull ibmcom/verify-access:[tag]”

Where [tag] is the latest published version and can be confirmed here

Workarounds and Mitigations

To Mitigate the CVE in this Bulletin you can download the following mitigation fixpacks. This only mitigates the vulnerability and customers must update to the current supported levels as soon as possible.

ISAM 9.0.7.1 - download the mitigation fixpack here

ISAM 10.0.0.0 - download the mitigation fixpack here

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

13 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Tips

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager 9.0.7.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0 may be affected by the log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)