diff --git a/wise-webapp/pom.xml b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
index bfcba7c9..84b00d9f 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>wise-webapp</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
@@ -219,10 +220,9 @@
             <version>3.9.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+            <version>2.19.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/commons-validator/commons-validator -->
         <dependency>
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.1</version>
+            <version>2.13.4.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- This is required in case of Tomcat, do not remove -->
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
                                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
                                 <version>8.0.31</version>
                             </dependency>
-                            
+
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <!-- Confirm why there is a NPE -->
-<!--                    <execution>-->
-<!--                        <id>default-report-integration</id>-->
-<!--                        <phase>verify</phase>-->
-<!--                        <goals>-->
-<!--                            <goal>report-integration</goal>-->
-<!--                        </goals>-->
-<!--                    </execution>-->
+                    <!--                    <execution>-->
+                    <!--                        <id>default-report-integration</id>-->
+                    <!--                        <phase>verify</phase>-->
+                    <!--                        <goals>-->
+                    <!--                            <goal>report-integration</goal>-->
+                    <!--                        </goals>-->
+                    <!--                    </execution>-->
                     <execution>
                         <id>default-report</id>
                         <phase>verify</phase>
@@ -566,7 +566,9 @@
                             <daemon>true</daemon>
                             <waitForChild>false</waitForChild>
                             <maxStartupLines>200</maxStartupLines>
-                            <jvmArgs>${integrationTestArgLine} -Ddatabase.base.url=${project.build.directory} -Djetty.port=8080</jvmArgs>
+                            <jvmArgs>${integrationTestArgLine} -Ddatabase.base.url=${project.build.directory}
+                                -Djetty.port=8080
+                            </jvmArgs>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                     <execution>
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/listener/UnlockOnExpireListener.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/listener/UnlockOnExpireListener.java
index f49eeab1..008c8155 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/listener/UnlockOnExpireListener.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/listener/UnlockOnExpireListener.java
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import com.wisemapping.model.User;
 import com.wisemapping.security.Utils;
 import com.wisemapping.service.LockManager;
 import com.wisemapping.service.MindmapService;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionEvent;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionListener;
 
 public class UnlockOnExpireListener implements HttpSessionListener {
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(UnlockOnExpireListener.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     @Override
     public void sessionCreated(@NotNull HttpSessionEvent event) {
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/mail/NotificationService.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/mail/NotificationService.java
index 1a7aaf6c..ce52f098 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/mail/NotificationService.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/mail/NotificationService.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import com.wisemapping.model.Mindmap;
 import com.wisemapping.model.User;
 import com.wisemapping.rest.model.RestLogItem;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringEscapeUtils;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 final public class NotificationService {
-    final private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Mailer.class);
+    final private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
     private ResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource;
 
     @Autowired
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/AccountController.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/AccountController.java
index d6f0921b..2601a934 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/AccountController.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/AccountController.java
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ import com.wisemapping.model.Collaboration;
 import com.wisemapping.model.Label;
 import com.wisemapping.model.Mindmap;
 import com.wisemapping.model.User;
-import com.wisemapping.rest.model.RestLogItem;
 import com.wisemapping.rest.model.RestUser;
 import com.wisemapping.security.Utils;
 import com.wisemapping.service.LabelService;
 import com.wisemapping.service.MindmapService;
 import com.wisemapping.service.UserService;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Controller
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/BaseController.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/BaseController.java
index 5c9f0fde..2eadc4a9 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/BaseController.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/BaseController.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import com.wisemapping.model.User;
 import com.wisemapping.rest.model.RestErrors;
 import com.wisemapping.security.Utils;
 import com.wisemapping.service.RegistrationException;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class BaseController {
 
-    final private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(BaseController.class);
+    final private Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     @Qualifier("messageSource")
     @Autowired
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/MindmapController.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/MindmapController.java
index 416233f8..2b01d6ec 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/MindmapController.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/MindmapController.java
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import com.wisemapping.security.Utils;
 import com.wisemapping.service.*;
 import com.wisemapping.validator.MapInfoValidator;
 import org.apache.commons.validator.routines.EmailValidator;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Controller
 public class MindmapController extends BaseController {
-    final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MindmapController.class);
+    final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     private static final String LATEST_HISTORY_REVISION = "latest";
 
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/UserController.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/UserController.java
index 2574ae79..0b7a1ec1 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/UserController.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/rest/UserController.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import com.wisemapping.rest.model.RestUserRegistration;
 import com.wisemapping.service.*;
 import com.wisemapping.validator.Messages;
 import com.wisemapping.validator.UserValidator;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class UserController extends BaseController {
     @Value("${accounts.exclusion.domain:''}")
     private String domainBanExclusion;
 
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(UserController.class);
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
     private static final String REAL_IP_ADDRESS_HEADER = "X-Real-IP";
 
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/users", produces = {"application/json"})
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/security/LegacyPasswordEncoder.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/security/LegacyPasswordEncoder.java
index eb89d119..45ac1c39 100755
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/security/LegacyPasswordEncoder.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/security/LegacyPasswordEncoder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 package com.wisemapping.security;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.codec.Base64;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.codec.Hex;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.codec.Utf8;
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 
 
 public class LegacyPasswordEncoder implements PasswordEncoder {
-    final private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(LegacyPasswordEncoder.class);
+    final private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     public static final String ENC_PREFIX = "ENC:";
     private final ShaPasswordEncoder sha1Encoder = new ShaPasswordEncoder();
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/LockManagerImpl.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/LockManagerImpl.java
index b7247559..526ec36f 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/LockManagerImpl.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/LockManagerImpl.java
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ import com.wisemapping.exceptions.LockException;
 import com.wisemapping.model.CollaborationRole;
 import com.wisemapping.model.Mindmap;
 import com.wisemapping.model.User;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Timer;
+import java.util.TimerTask;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 class LockManagerImpl implements LockManager {
     private static final int ONE_MINUTE_MILLISECONDS = 1000 * 60;
     private final Map<Integer, LockInfo> lockInfoByMapId;
     private final static Timer expirationTimer = new Timer();
-    final private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(LockManagerImpl.class);
+    final private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
 
     @Override
     public boolean isLocked(@NotNull Mindmap mindmap) {
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/RecaptchaService.java b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/RecaptchaService.java
index 2064734d..e947090f 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/RecaptchaService.java
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/java/com/wisemapping/service/RecaptchaService.java
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
  */
 package com.wisemapping.service;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.wisemapping.validator.Messages;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
 import org.apache.http.client.fluent.Form;
 import org.apache.http.client.fluent.Request;
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public class RecaptchaService {
 
-    final private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RecaptchaService.class);
+    final private static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
     final private static String GOOGLE_RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_URL =
             "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify";