Check Point Advisories

Same-Source Weak Password Scan Over HTTP

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0056
Date Published:	19 Jan 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 24 July, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Many HTTP servers, especially on routers and other network device, have well-known default user credentials. In many cases, these default credentials are not changed by the administrator. An attacker might scan the network in order to discover such devices, and use these default credentials to log into the system and gain complete control over the server or network device.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Same-Source Weak Password Scan Over HTTP 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: Same-Source Weak Password Scan Over HTTP