Check Point Advisories

Apache Struts 2 Commons FileUpload Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2016-1000031)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2019-0232
Date Published: 14 Feb 2019
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Wednesday 27 February, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-1000031
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description An insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in Apache Struts 2. This vulnerability is due to Apache Struts 2 having a dependency on a vulnerable version of Commons FileUpload. Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary file upload within the security context of the target application.

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 Apache Struts 2 Commons FileUpload Insecure Deserialization 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:  Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Apache Struts 2 Commons FileUpload Insecure Deserialization

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