Check Point Advisories

Multiple Products XML System External Entity Information Disclosure (CVE-2013-4152; CVE-2013-6429; CVE-2014-0002)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1637
Date Published:	25 Jun 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 16 June, 2014
Source:	CVE-2013-4152 CVE-2013-6429 CVE-2014-0002
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in multiple products. The vulnerability is due to incorrectly configured XML parsing which accepts XML external entities from untrusted sources. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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.

Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Multiple Products XML System External Entity Information Disclosure protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Multiple Products XML System External Entity Information Disclosure