CVE-2021-45046
CRITICAL KEV RANSOMWARE NUCLEIApache Log4j < 2.12.2 - Remote Code Execution
Title source: ruleDescription
It was found that the fix to address CVE-2021-44228 in Apache Log4j 2.15.0 was incomplete in certain non-default configurations. This could allows attackers with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data when the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with either a Context Lookup (for example, $${ctx:loginId}) or a Thread Context Map pattern (%X, %mdc, or %MDC) to craft malicious input data using a JNDI Lookup pattern resulting in an information leak and remote code execution in some environments and local code execution in all environments. Log4j 2.16.0 (Java 8) and 2.12.2 (Java 7) fix this issue by removing support for message lookup patterns and disabling JNDI functionality by default.
Exploits (14)
nomisec
WORKING POC
21 stars
by cckuailong · remote
https://github.com/cckuailong/Log4j_CVE-2021-45046
nomisec
WORKING POC
6 stars
by ifconfig-me · remote
https://github.com/ifconfig-me/Log4Shell-Payloads
nomisec
WRITEUP
4 stars
by BobTheShoplifter · poc
https://github.com/BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2021-45046-Info
metasploit
SCANNER
by Spencer McIntyre · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/log4shell_scanner.rb
Nuclei Templates (2)
Apache Log4j2 - Remote Code Injection
CRITICALby princechaddha
Apache Log4j2 - Remote Code Injection
CRITICALby ImNightmaree
References (22)
... and 2 more
Scores
CVSS v3
9.0
EPSS
0.9434
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CISA KEV
2023-05-01
VulnCheck KEV
2021-12-06
InTheWild.io
2022-05-30
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2021-34769
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-917
Status
published
Products (46)
apache/log4j
2.0 (4 CPE variants)
apache/log4j
2.0.1 - 2.12.2
cvat/computer_vision_annotation_tool
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
fedoraproject/fedora
34
fedoraproject/fedora
35
intel/audio_development_kit
intel/datacenter_manager
intel/genomics_kernel_library
... and 36 more
Published
Dec 14, 2021
KEV Added
May 01, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026