SB2022061305 - Code Injection in IBM Event Streams
Published: June 13, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022061305
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44832)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with permission to modify the logging configuration file can construct a malicious configuration using a JDBC Appender with a data source referencing a JNDI URI which can execute remote code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-event-streams-is-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-due-to-apache-log4j-cve-2021-44832/"
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-event-streams-is-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution-due-to-apache-log4j-cve-2021-44832/</a><br>
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6594159<br><br></p>