Security News > 2021 > December > Zero Day in Ubiquitous Apache Log4j Tool Under Active Attack
An excruciating, easily exploited flaw in the ubiquitous Java logging library Apache Log4j could allow unauthenticated remote code execution and complete server takeover - and it's being exploited in the wild.
New #0-day vulnerability tracked under "Log4Shell" and CVE-2021-44228 discovered in Apache Log4j We are observing attacks in our honeypot infrastructure coming from the TOR network.
This problem is going to cause a mini-internet meltdown, experts said, given that Log4j is incorporated into scads of popular frameworks, including Apache Struts2, Apache Solr, Apache Druid and Apache Flink.
It's been assigned the maximum CVSS score of 10, given how relatively easy it is to exploit, attackers' ability to seize control of targeted servers and the ubiquity of Log4j.
The security firm said that affected versions are 2.0 <= Apache log4j <= 2.14.1.
To keep the library from being exploited, it's urgently recommended that Log4j versions are upgraded to log4j-2.15.0-rc1.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/zero-day-in-ubiquitous-apache-log4j-tool-under-active-attack/176937/
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-10 | CVE-2021-44228 | Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in multiple products Apache Log4j2 2.0-beta9 through 2.15.0 (excluding security releases 2.12.2, 2.12.3, and 2.3.1) JNDI features used in configuration, log messages, and parameters do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints. network low complexity apache siemens intel debian fedoraproject sonicwall netapp cisco snowsoftware bentley percussion apple CWE-502 critical | 10.0 |