Check Point Advisories

Aveva Indusoft Web Studio Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8840)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1244
Date Published:	29 Dec 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 December, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8840
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	InduSoft Web Studio v8.1 or prior versions InTouch Machine Edition 2017 v8.1 or prior versions
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in indusoft web studio. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Aveva Indusoft Web Studio Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8840) 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: Aveva Indusoft Web Studio Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8840)