Check Point Advisories

Gravity GTD rpc.php Malformed objectname Parameter (CVE-2008-5962; CVE-2008-5963)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-385
Date Published:	7 Apr 2010
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 April, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-5962 CVE-2008-5963
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Gravity GTD is an open source list manager for tracking action items according to the principles of Getting Things Done (GTD). There exist multiple vulnerabilities in Gravity GTD. One attack vector could allow remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and possibly read or write arbitrary files on the server. Another attack vector could allow remote attackers to conduct code injection and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Gravity GTD rpc.php Malformed objectname Parameter 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: Gravity GTD rpc.php malformed objectname parameter