Check Point Advisories

Login Password Brute Force Attempt

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1678
Date Published:	12 Aug 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 31 July, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	EAdmin web administration
Vulnerability Description	Many web services offer a login form for users in order to sign in. Remote attackers can try and guess the user's credentials using repeated login attempts.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block multiple login requests over a short period of time.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Login Password Brute Force Attempt protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Login Password Brute Force Attempt