Check Point Advisories

VMware vCenter Server JMX Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-2342)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1231
Date Published: 22 Oct 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Wednesday 27 January, 2016
Source: VMware
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-2342
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? VMWare vCenter Server 5.0 prior to u3e
VMWare vCenter Server 5.1 prior to u3b
VMWare vCenter Server 5.5 prior to u3
VMWare vCenter Server 6.0 prior to u1
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability exists in VMware vCenter Server. The vulnerability is due to a lack of enforced authentication in the default configuration (in wrapper.conf). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a JMX/RMI request to the target server, to execute arbitrary code. In VMware vCenter Server 5.5 and prior versions, a successful attack will result in the ability of the attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VMware vCenter Server JMX Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  VMware vCenter Server JMX Remote Code Execution

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