Injection: Apache Log4j2 Remote Code Injection¶

Identifier: cve_2021_44228

Scanner(s) Support¶

Description¶

Apache Log4j2 \<=2.14.1 JNDI features used in configuration, log messages, and parameters do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled.

Reference:

• https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44228
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfh8-c2jp-5v3q
• https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/
• https://gist.github.com/bugbountynights/dde69038573db1c12705edb39f9a704a

Configuration¶

Example¶

Example configuration:

---
security_tests:
  cve_2021_44228:
    assets_allowed:
    - REST
    - GRAPHQL
    - WEBAPP
    skip: false

Reference¶

assets_allowed¶

Type : List[AssetType]*

List of assets that this check will cover.

skip¶

Type : boolean

Skip the test if true.