CVE-2021-3100 Information

Description

The Apache Log4j hotpatch package before log4j-cve-2021-44228-hotpatch-1.1-13 didn’t mimic the permissions of the JVM being patched allowing it to escalate privileges.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1732.html https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2021-1554.html https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/aws-log4shell-hot-patch-vulnerabilities

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8