Autodesk ID: ADSK-SA-2022-0003
Product, Service, Component: Log4net.dll
Impact: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Severity: High
Original Publish: 1/12/2022
Last Revised: 7/24/2023
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Security advisory
Advisories are used to communicate information related to vulnerabilities identified with Autodesk products and services. This includes any fixes or workarounds that are applicable to the affected product.
Log4net Vulnerabilities in the .NET based Autodesk Products
Severity |
CVSS 3.0 Score |
Impact |
|---|---|---|
Low |
0.1 - 3.9 |
A vulnerability where scope and impact of exploitation is restricted and the ability to exploit is extremely difficult. |
Medium |
4.0 - 6.9 |
A vulnerability where exploitation is mitigated by factors such as difficulty to exploit, default configuration or ease of identification. |
High |
7.0 - 8.9 |
A vulnerability, which if exploited, would directly impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of user’s data or processing resources. |
Critical |
9.0 - 10 |
A vulnerability, which if exploited, would allow remote execution of malicious code without user action. |
Summary
Applications and Services that utilize the Log4net.dll earlier than 2.0.10 version may be impacted by Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerabilities. **
Description
The details of the vulnerabilities are as follows:
1) CVE-2018-1285 - Apache log4net versions before 2.0.10 do not disable XML external entities when parsing log4net configuration files. This allows for XXE-based attacks in applications that accept attacker-controlled log4net configuration files.
Affected Products
Item |
Impacted Versions |
Mitigated Versions |
Update Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Revit |
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 |
2022.1.1, 2021.1.5, 2020.2.6, 2019.2.4 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
Navisworks |
2022, 2021, 2020 |
2022.1, 2021.3, 2020.7 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
AutoCAD® Map 3D |
2021, 2020, 2019 |
2021-2019 Security Hotfix |
|
AutoCAD® Plant 3D |
2021, 2020, 2019 |
2021.1.1, 2020.1.1, 2019.2.1 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
Autodesk® Civil 3D |
2021, 2020, 2019 |
2021-2019 Security Hotfix
|
|
Storm and Sanitary Analysis (for use with AutoCAD® Map 3D) |
2021, 2020, 2019
|
2021.3.2, 2020.3.2, 2019.0.2 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
Desktop Connector |
15.0.0.1540 and before |
15.1.0.1587 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
Autodesk® Vault |
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 |
2022.2, 2021.2.3, 2020.3.6, 2019.3.6 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
Personal Accelerator for Revit |
2022,2021,2020, 2019 |
2022.1.2 (Revit) |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
NLRS |
1.2.1.0 and lower versions |
NLRM |
Reach out to your Autodesk support contact to get assistance to upgrade to NLRM |
Autodesk® 3ds Max® |
2022, 2021 |
2022.3.3, 2021.3.8 |
Autodesk Desktop App, or Accounts Portal |
*Note: Product list table contents subject to change.
**Note: Log4net Apache Logging Services aren't impacted by the recent Log4j vulnerabilities.
Recommendations
Autodesk highly recommends that customers using the affected products listed above apply the available hotfix for their version via the Autodesk Desktop App or the Accounts Portal, as soon as possible.
Customers using Storm and Sanitary Analysis with AutoCAD Map3D will need to update the Storm and Sanitary Analysis Add-on through the Accounts Portal under AutoCAD Map 3D Updates and Add-Ons.
Customers using previous versions that no longer qualify for full support should plan to upgrade to a supported version as soon as possible to avoid downtime and potential security vulnerabilities. Visit the Autodesk Knowledge Network for more information about previous version support.
Revision History
Revision |
Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|
1.0 |
1/12/2022 |
Initial Release of the security advisory |
1.1 |
2/8/2022 |
Update Product Table of Security Advisory |
1.2 |
2/18/2022 |
Update Product Table of Security Advisory |
1.3 |
5/4/2022 |
Update Product Table of Security Advisory for Autodesk® 3ds Max® and AutoCAD® Plant 3D |
1.3 |
1/14/2023 |
Update Product Table of Security Advisory for Autodesk® 3ds Max® |
1.4 |
7/24/2023 |
Update Product Table of Security Advisory for Autodesk® Navisworks |
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