The maintainers of the Java Log4j project had only three sponsors, despite the software being a crucial part of large companies' commercial products and enterprise applications.

There are 17,000 unpatched Log4j packages in the Maven Central ecosystem, leaving massive supply-chain risk on the table from Log4Shell exploits.

More than 80% of Java packages affected by the vulnerability in the Apache Log4j library cannot be updated directly and will require coordination between different project teams to address the flaw.

A WARNING has been issued for those who use the Log4J logging library that a spreading botnet could open up “a whole new pool of potential victims.” The warning was issued by Cybersecur… ...

It could take years for applications using vulnerable version of Java log4j library to be patched, says expert Howard Solomon December 11, 2021 Image by Aquir via GettyImages.ca ...