Check Point Advisories

Web Servers Malicious HTTP Request Directory Traversal (CVE-2005-3299; CVE-2014-7174; CVE-2018-12895; CVE-2018-20525; CVE-2021-34585; CVE-2021-46381; CVE-2022-1476; CVE-2022-29806; CVE-2022-31510; CVE-2022-31561; CVE-2022-31562; CVE-2022-31581; CVE-2022-31584)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1041
Date Published:	12 Aug 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 04 February, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-3299 CVE-2014-7174 CVE-2018-12895 CVE-2018-20525 CVE-2021-34585 CVE-2021-46381 CVE-2022-1476 CVE-2022-29806 CVE-2022-31510 CVE-2022-31561 CVE-2022-31562 CVE-2022-31581 CVE-2022-31584
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 parameters in request body 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 detects 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 HTTP Request 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 HTTP Request Directory Traversal