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New Local Attack Vector Expands the Attack Surface of Log4j Vulnerability

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNewsDec 20, 2021 · 05:03 UTC (Dec 20, 2021)4 min read2 · 1 read

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CVEs: CVE-2021-45105 CVE-2021-45046 CVE-2021-44228 CVE-2021-4104

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVE	Vulnerability	CVSS	EPSS	Signals	Published
CVE-2021-4104	JMSAppender in Log4j 1.2 is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data when the attacker has write access to the Log4j configuration	7.5	81%		Dec 14, 2021
CVE-2021-44228	JNDI Injection Remote Code Execution in Apache Log4j2 (Log4Shell)	10.0	100%	KEVRansomwarePoC ×9	Dec 10, 2021 KEV Dec 10, 2021
CVE-2021-45046	Remote Code Execution in Apache Log4j2 via Incomplete Log4Shell Fix	9.0	100%	KEVRansomwarePoC	Dec 14, 2021 KEV May 1, 2023
CVE-2021-45105	Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 (excluding 2.12.3 and 2.3.1) did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups	5.9	100%		Dec 18, 2021

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an entirely new attack vector that enables adversaries to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability on servers locally by using a JavaScript WebSocket connection.

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