Check Point Advisories

w3af Security Scanner

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1179
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 27 June, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	w3af is a vulnerability scanning product. Remote attackers can use w3af to detect vulnerabilities on a target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block w3af vulnerability scanning attempts.

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 w3af Security Scanner 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: Scanner Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: w3af Security Scanner