When developing Java applications, it is easy to get used to invoking logging on the provided logger via its log level-specific methods.

Traditionally this means using a logging framework like log4j or the Java Logging API, and then writing and maintaining all necessary log statements manually.

A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the widely used Java logging library Apache Log4j is easy to exploit and enables attackers to gain full control of affected servers.

A critical flaw in a popularly used Java library is being exploited by malicious actors to deliver malware, while security researchers are scanning for vulnerable servers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has updated the 'detectors' in its CodeGuru Reviewer tool to seek out log injection flaws like the recently disclosed Log4Shell bug in the popular Java logging library ...