Check Point Advisories

TP-Link Wireless Lite N Access Point Directory Traversal (CVE-2012-5687)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3479
Date Published:	15 Oct 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-5687
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability has been reported in TP-LINK TL-WR841N Wireless Router Web-Based Management. The vulnerability is due to lack of sanitization of the URL paramaters. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by viewing the router configuration and password files.

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 TP-Link Wireless Lite N Access Point 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: TP-Link Wireless Lite N Access Point Directory Traversal