Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2021-4125

It was found that the original fix for log4j CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046 in the OpenShift metering hive containers was incomplete, as not all JndiLookup.class files were removed. This CVE only applies to the OpenShift Metering hive container images, shipped in OpenShift 4.8, 4.7 and 4.6.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-08-24T16:15:09.483

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:36:57.310

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-20
Type: Primary
CWE-502

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	redhat	openshift	< 4.6.52	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift	< 4.7.40	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift	< 4.8.24	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4125 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45046 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2033121 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/71 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/72 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/73 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4125 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44228 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45046 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2033121 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/71 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/72 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/kube-reporting/hive/pull/73 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.