What is Log4j Vulnerability & How Can You Protect Your Business?
The Log4j vulnerability has sounded the cyber-security alarms around the globe.
This is a part of the Apache Logging Services, a project of the Apache Software Foundation.
Log4J is used by companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple and is a huge journal that provides a view of all past activities of an application.
On December 9, 2021, security experts discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache Log4j 2 software library, which is likely to affect 100 million instances worldwide.
This library is widely used for logging into various software and applications around the world.
The vulnerability permits remote code execution by simply adding a specified string into a textbox.
CPR (Check Point Research) researchers discovered attacks exploiting this vulnerability, in more than 44% of corporate networks around the world.
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), scores this vulnerability as 10 out of 10 based on the potential impact this might have globally if exploited by attackers.
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