Security Bulletin
Summary
A potential vulnerability inApache Log4j - CVE-2021-44832 has been identified that may affect IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data. Several components of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data use Log4j to log diagnostic data unrelated to customer input. Refer to details for additional information.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-44832
DESCRIPTION: Apache Log4j could allow a remote attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file to execute arbitrary code on the system. By constructing a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI , an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code.
CVSS Base score: 6.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/216189 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| WA for ICP | 1.5.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.2, 4.0.4 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading to the upcoming latest (v4.0.5) release of IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data which maintains backward compatibility with the versions listed above.
| Latest Version | Link to Release (v4.0.5 release information) |
| IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.5 | https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.0?topic=assistant-installing-watson |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
12 Jan 2022: 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.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 January 2022
UID
ibm16551436