Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2013-3507 |
Date Published: | 3 Nov 2013 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Sunday 03 November, 2013 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2013-0653 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | A directory traversal exists in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input sanitization, which permits directory traversal. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected server. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to retrieve or view arbitrary files from the affected target server |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy SCADA Substitute.bcl Directory Traversal