Check Point Advisories

Multiple Products Arbitrary File Location Upload (CVE-2004-0959; CVE-2015-0781; CVE-2020-17518)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2004-179
Date Published:	3 Nov 2009
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 15 December, 2022
Source:	Novell
Industry Reference:	CVE-2004-0959 CVE-2015-0781 CVE-2020-17518
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2.4 and prior Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.3.0 and prior Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.3.1 and prior Novell ZENworks Configuration Management 11.3.2 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in several products including Novell ZENworks Configuration Management and web servers working with PHP 5.0.2 and below. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of the Content-Disposition MIME header. Remote unauthenticated attackers can leverage this vulnerability to upload malicious files anywhere onto the target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system with administrative privileges.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Multiple Products Arbitrary File Location Upload 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: Multiple Products Arbitrary File Location Upload