Check Point Advisories

Lighttpd Host Header mod_mysql_vhost SQL Injection (CVE-2014-2323)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1323
Date Published:	6 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 06 April, 2014
Source:	CVE-2014-2323
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Lighttpd Project Lighttpd prior to 1.4.35
Vulnerability Description	A SQL injection vulnerability has been reported in Lighttpd Web Server. The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user supplied input in the Host header field of a request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing specially crafted data in the Host header field of a request.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Lighttpd Host Header mod_mysql_vhost SQL Injection 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:  Lighttpd Host Header mod_mysql_vhost SQL Injection