Check Point Advisories

Drupal RESTWS Module Page Callback Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0723
Date Published:	25 Aug 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 25 August, 2016
Source:	Drupal SA-CONTRIB-2016-040
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Drupal Drupal 7.x Drupal RESTWS 7.x-1.x prior to 7.x-1.7 Drupal RESTWS 7.x-2.x prior to 7.x-2.6
Vulnerability Description	A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the target server. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the web server process.

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 Drupal RESTWS Module Page Callback Remote Code Execution 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: Drupal RESTWS Module Page Callback Remote Code Execution