Check Point Advisories

QuickShare File Server Directory Traversal

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1309
Date Published:	20 Feb 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 May, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability has been reported in QuickShare File Server. The vulnerability is caused due to improper validation of certain requests. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the target.

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 QuickShare File Server Directory Traversal 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: QuickShare File Server directory traversal