Check Point Advisories

Brocade Network Advisor Directory Traversal (CVE-2016-8206; CVE-2016-8207)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0147
Date Published:	27 Feb 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 March, 2017
Source:	Brocade
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-8206 CVE-2016-8207
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Brocade Network Advisor prior to 14.0.3 Brocade Network Advisor prior to 14.1.1
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Brocade Network Advisor. The vulnerability is due to lack of authentication and insufficient input validation when processing HTTP requests. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a request with a crafted URL to the target server which can enable unauthorized access to 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Brocade Network Advisor Directory Traversal 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: Brocade Network Advisor Directory Traversal