By design, the JDBCAppender in Log4j 1.2.x accepts an SQL statement as a configuration parameter where the values to be inserted are converters from PatternLayout. The message converter, %m, is likely to always be included. This allows attackers to manipulate the SQL by entering crafted strings into input fields or headers of an application that are logged allowing unintended SQL queries to be executed. Note this issue only affects Log4j 1.x when specifically configured to use the JDBCAppender, which is not the default. Beginning in version 2.0-beta8, the JDBCAppender was re-introduced with proper support for parameterized SQL queries and further customization over the columns written to in logs. Apache Log4j 1.2 reached end of life in August 2015. Users should upgrade to Log4j 2 as it addresses numerous other issues from the previous versions.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade si-units-javadocUpgrade uom-libUpgrade uom-lib-javadocUpgrade parfait-examplesUpgrade uom-seUpgrade si-unitsUpgrade unit-api-javadocUpgrade uom-se-javadocUpgrade uom-systemsUpgrade unit-apiUpgrade parfaitUpgrade pcp-parfait-agentUpgrade parfait-javadocUpgrade uom-parentUpgrade uom-systems-javadoc | May 4, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade log4j-javadocUpgrade log4jUpgrade log4j-manual | Jul 4, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade log4j | Apr 6, 2023 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade uom-libUpgrade uom-seUpgrade pcp-parfait-agentUpgrade uom-se-javadocUpgrade log4j-javadocUpgrade parfait-javadocUpgrade uom-systemsUpgrade uom-systems-javadocUpgrade unit-apiUpgrade log4j-debuginfoUpgrade unit-api-javadocUpgrade uom-parentUpgrade uom-lib-javadocUpgrade parfait-examplesUpgrade log4j-manualUpgrade si-units-javadocUpgrade log4jUpgrade parfaitUpgrade si-units | Feb 17, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade apache-log4j1.2 | Feb 2, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-java/log4j. | Feb 19, 2024 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade log4j | May 25, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade log4j | Mar 22, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Ibm Was | — | Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fixes and then apply latest Interim Fix. | Aug 26, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Oracle Weblogic | — | Apply the Patch Set Update (PSU) 34012040 for version 12.2.1.4.0.Apply the Patch Set Update (PSU) 34010914 for version 12.2.1.3.0.Apply the Patch Set Update (PSU) 34011596 for version 14.1.1.0.0. | Jul 25, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade si-units-javadocUpgrade log4j-manualUpgrade uom-libUpgrade parfaitUpgrade parfait-javadocUpgrade uom-systems-javadocUpgrade pcp-parfait-agentUpgrade uom-lib-javadocUpgrade parfait-examplesUpgrade si-unitsUpgrade log4jUpgrade uom-parentUpgrade uom-se-javadocUpgrade unit-api-javadocUpgrade uom-systemsUpgrade uom-seUpgrade log4j-javadocUpgrade unit-api | Jan 28, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Red Hat Jboss Eap | — | Upgrade Red Hat JBoss EAP to the latest version | Sep 19, 2024 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Red_hat Jboss_eap | — | — | Apr 10, 2023 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade si-units-javadocUpgrade uom-systemsUpgrade uom-systems-javadocUpgrade unit-apiUpgrade log4j-manualUpgrade log4j-debuginfoUpgrade pcp-parfait-agentUpgrade uom-libUpgrade parfait-javadocUpgrade uom-seUpgrade uom-lib-javadocUpgrade unit-api-javadocUpgrade si-unitsUpgrade parfait-examplesUpgrade uom-parentUpgrade log4j-javadocUpgrade uom-se-javadocUpgrade log4jUpgrade parfait | Jan 27, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | — | Aug 15, 2024 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade log4j12-manualUpgrade kafka-sourceUpgrade log4j12Upgrade log4j12-javadocUpgrade log4j-manualUpgrade log4jUpgrade kafka-kit | Jan 27, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade liblog4j1.2-java (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade liblog4j1.2-java | Apr 10, 2023 | Jan 18, 2022 |
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