Check Point Advisories

Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure (CVE-2023-36563)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1656
Date Published:	17 Apr 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 17 April, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-36563
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows 10 1507 Up to 10.0.10240.20232 Windows 10 1607 Up to 10.0.14393.6351 Windows 10 1809 Up to 10.0.17763.4974 Windows 10 21h2 Up to 10.0.19041.3570 Windows 10 22h2 Up to 10.0.19045.3570 Windows 11 21h2 Up to 10.0.22000.2538 Windows 11 22h2 Up to 10.0.22621.2428 Windows Server 2008 sp2 Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 x64 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft WordPad. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure (CVE-2023-36563) 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: Windows SMB Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft WordPad Information Disclosure (CVE-2023-36563)