Check Point Advisories

PhpTax pfilez Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1900
Date Published:	21 Jul 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PhpTax 0.8
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exits in PHPTax application.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability occurs when input passed via the 'pfilez' parameter is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to pass improperly parameter to arbitrary function. Successful exploitation would allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, in the security context of the target service.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PhpTax pfilez Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation
Attack Information: PhpTax pfilez Remote Code Execution