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 # Log4Shell sample vulnerable application (CVE-2021-44228)
-2021
 
-This repository contains a Spring Boot web application vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228, nicknamed [Log4Shell](https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/).
 
 It uses Log4j 2.14.1 (through `spring-boot-starter-log4j2` 2.6.1) and the JDK 1.8.0_181.