Check Point Advisories

Web Servers File Download Manipulation

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2213
Date Published:	17 Nov 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 19 November, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	An attacker can manipulate a web server to download and execute code stored on a third party 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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Web Servers File Download Manipulation protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Web Servers File Download Manipulation