Check Point Advisories

Plixer Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer HTTP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2012-2626)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-003
Date Published:	24 Feb 2013
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 24 February, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-2626
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer. The vulnerability is due to cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console that does not require token authentication. Remote attackers can add administrative accounts via a userprefs action.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious requests to add users.

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 Plixer Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer HTTP Authentication Bypass 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Plixer Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer HTTP authentication bypass