Check Point Advisories

Nodejs V8 Debugger Remote Code Execution

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0819
Date Published: 28 Sep 2017
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 02 October, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Node.js V8
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability is exist in Node.js v8 debugger. A remote attacker can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code in the Nodejs server via a crafted request .

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nodejs V8 Debugger Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Nodejs V8 Debugger Remote Code Execution

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