Check Point Advisories

PHP phpLDAPadmin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2011-4075)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2519
Date Published:	5 Aug 2013
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-4075
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in phpLDAPadmin web server. The vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of certain parameters. Remote attackers can execute an arbitrary PHP code in a query_engine action to cmd.php. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious requests

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 PHP phpLDAPadmin Remote Code Execution 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: phpLDAPadmin PHP code execution