Check Point Advisories

NGINX Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-20372)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2072
Date Published:	27 May 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 27 May, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-20372
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	NGINX prior to 1.17.7
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability exists in NGINX. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain 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 NGINX Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-20372) 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: NGINX Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-20372)