Check Point Advisories

Web Servers Malicious URL Directory Traversal (CVE-2014-0130; CVE-2015-3035; CVE-2016-4523; CVE-2019-20085; CVE-2020-5410; CVE-2023-2825; CVE-2023-32315; CVE-2023-34843; CVE-2023-34990; CVE-2023-35843; CVE-2023-35844; CVE-2023-37607; CVE-2023-41266; CVE-2024-57727)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2749
Date Published:	12 Aug 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 20 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0130 CVE-2015-3035 CVE-2016-4523 CVE-2019-20085 CVE-2020-5410 CVE-2023-2825 CVE-2023-32315 CVE-2023-34843 CVE-2023-34990 CVE-2023-35843 CVE-2023-35844 CVE-2023-37607 CVE-2023-41266 CVE-2024-57727
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	There exists a directory traversal vulnerability on different web servers. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error in a web server that does not properly sanitize the URI for the directory traversal patterns. Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to disclose or access arbitrary files on the vulnerable server.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Web Servers Malicious URL 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Web Servers Malicious URL Directory Traversal