Check Point Advisories

WordPress Statistics Plugin SQL Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0546
Date Published:	3 Jul 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 25 July, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Statistics Plugin versions prior to 12.0.8
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability has been reported in WordPress Statistics Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the affected system.

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 WordPress Statistics Plugin SQL Injection 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Statistics Plugin SQL Injection