CVE-2021-44832 (GCVE-0-2021-44832)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-28 19:35 – Updated: 2026-05-29 18:53
VLAI
Title
Apache Log4j2 vulnerable to RCE via JDBC Appender when attacker controls configuration
Summary
Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-beta7 through 2.17.0 (excluding security fix releases 2.3.2 and 2.12.4) are vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack when a configuration uses a JDBC Appender with a JNDI LDAP data source URI when an attacker has control of the target LDAP server. This issue is fixed by limiting JNDI data source names to the java protocol in Log4j2 versions 2.17.1, 2.12.4, and 2.3.2.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-29 18:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Log4j2 Affected: log4j-core , < 2.17.1 (custom)
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