Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j package, versions [,2.13.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHELOGGINGLOG4J-567766
  • published28 Apr 2020
  • disclosed27 Apr 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-9488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-297  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j to version 2.13.2 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j is an Apache Log4j library.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM). Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender.

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