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December 16, 2021
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How to investigate Appian plugins Log4j2 security vulnerability

  • December 16, 2021
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Ref: KB-2204 Information about the Log4j2 security vulnerability 
https://community.appian.com/support/w/kb/2511/kb-2204-information-about-the-log4j2-security-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228 As all AppMarket plugins are open-source, customers also have the ability to inspect and update independently (and can publish their updates 

We may use 1000s of plugins for our app, what would be the best approach to inspect to identify whether the specific plugin file uses Log4J and what version of it to confirm its affected by CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability? Is there any recommended tools / steps available please? Thanks

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marcelp0001
December 16, 2021

If it's 1000's, point your infrastructure security scanner at the Appian machine and fire away. (Edit: This is if you're on on-premise infrastructure)