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Update Protection against Adobe ColdFusion Server URL Parameter Manipulation Cross-Site Scripting (APSB09-12)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-191
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Adobe vulnerability identifier: APSB09-12
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2009-1875
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Adobe ColdFusion 8.0.1 and earlier
Vulnerability Description
A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe ColdFusion server. Adobe ColdFusion is an application server for developing dynamically generated Web sites. A remote attacker could exploit this issue to execute a cross-site scripting attack that could potentially lead to code execution.
Update/Patch Available
Apply Hotfix:
Adobe vulnerability identifier: APSB09-12
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error in the Adobe ColdFusion server that fails to sufficiently validate input when processing client HTTP requests. A remote attacker could trigger this issue via a specially crafted HTTP request. Successful exploitation of this issue will allow the attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML to the vulnerable server.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
Note: If your ColdFusion server is configured to listen on a port other than 80, make sure to define this port as an HTTP service.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

 

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > Adobe Products.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Adobe ColdFusion Server URL Manipulation Cross-Site Scripting (APSB09-12) protection.
3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name: Adobe ProductsViolation
Attack Information: Adobe ColdFusion server URL manipulation cross-site scripting (APSB09-12)