Update on the Apache Log4j Vulnerability

Update on the Apache Log4j Vulnerability

A high severity vulnerability ( CVE-2021-44228 ) impacting multiple versions of the Apache Log4j2 utility was disclosed publicly on December 9, 2021. The vulnerability impacts Apache Log4j2 versions below 2.15.0. You can find the details of this vulnerability documented here: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html

Applications Manager team has performed a complete analysis of its systems (including the web application and APIs), and has reasonably established that Applications Manager is not affected by the Apache Log4j vulnerability . Below are the comprehensive explanation of the list of vulnerabilities related to the Log4j framework and their impact in Applications Manager:
  1. CVE-2021-44228: This particular vulnerability is applicable only for applications that are using Log4j versions from v2.0.0 to v2.14.1. However, Application Manager uses Log4j v1.2.12 and is not impacted by this vulnerability. 
  2. CVE-2021-4104: This vulnerability only affects Log4j 1.2 when specifically configured to use JMSAppender. Applications Manager does not use the JMS Appender configuration by default. However, the class file org/apache/log4j/net/JMSAppender.class has been removed from the Jar (log4j.jar) file for security reasons.
  3. CVE-2019-17571: By default, Applications Manager does not use the SocketServer configuration. However, for security reasons, the class file org/apache/log4j/net/SocketServer.class has been removed from the Jar (log4j.jar) file.
Based on the above explanations, it is clear  that Applications Manager is not affected by the Apache Log4j vulnerability in any way . However, it is always good to upgrade to the latest version of Applications Manager. Log4j was updated from version 1.2.12 to 2.17.2 in Applications Manager v15810.

For any additional details or assistance, please contact appmanager-support@manageengine.com


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