SQL Injection Affecting log4j-javadoc package, versions <0:1.2.17-18.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LOG4JJAVADOC-5214629
  • published19 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Jan 2022

Introduced: 18 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-23305  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-89  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 log4j-javadoc to version 0:1.2.17-18.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:0442.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream log4j-javadoc package and not the log4j-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

By design, the JDBCAppender in Log4j 1.2.x accepts an SQL statement as a configuration parameter where the values to be inserted are converters from PatternLayout. The message converter, %m, is likely to always be included. This allows attackers to manipulate the SQL by entering crafted strings into input fields or headers of an application that are logged allowing unintended SQL queries to be executed. Note this issue only affects Log4j 1.x when specifically configured to use the JDBCAppender, which is not the default. Beginning in version 2.0-beta8, the JDBCAppender was re-introduced with proper support for parameterized SQL queries and further customization over the columns written to in logs. Apache Log4j 1.2 reached end of life in August 2015. Users should upgrade to Log4j 2 as it addresses numerous other issues from the previous versions.

CVSS Scores

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