Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-1683 |
Date Published: | 2 Jul 2014 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Thursday 09 June, 2016 |
Source: | |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Web Servers using WordPress |
Vulnerability Description | A vulnerability in TimThumb's "Webshot" feature allows for certain commands to be remotely executed on vulnerable websites with no authentication. An attacker can create, remove and modify any files on the affected server. |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: Wordpress Timthumb WebShot Code Execution