Log4Shell

Summary

Log4Shell is a vulnerability^[1]. Log4Shell ranks in the top 4% of vulnerability entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Log4Shell is credited with the discovery of Alibaba Cloud^[3].
• Log4Shell's instance of is recorded as vulnerability^[4].
• Log4Shell's instance of is recorded as named vulnerability^[5].
• operating system shell is named after Log4Shell^[6].
• Log4j is named after Log4Shell^[7].
• Log4Shell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2021-11-24T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Log4Shell's official website is recorded as https://log4.sh/^[9].
• Log4Shell's product or material produced is recorded as arbitrary code execution^[10].
• Log4Shell's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/log4shell^[11].
• Log4Shell's depends on software is recorded as Log4j^[12].
• Log4Shell's uses is recorded as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol^[13].
• Log4Shell's uses is recorded as Java Naming and Directory Interface^[14].
• Log4Shell's hashtag is recorded as log4shell^[15].
• Log4Shell's Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID is recorded as CVE-2021-44228^[16].
• Log4Shell's announcement date is recorded as +2021-12-09T00:00:00Z^[17].

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Works and Contributions

Log4Shell is credited with the discovery of Alibaba Cloud^[3].

Why It Matters

Log4Shell ranks in the top 4% of vulnerability entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2] Log4Shell has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Log4Shell is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]