Check Point Advisories

PHP Filter Wrapper Information Disclosure

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0917
Date Published:	17 Feb 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 22 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	PHP 5.0.0 and up
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in the PHP filter wrapper function. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted URL to an affected PHP page.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 PHP Filter Wrapper Information Disclosure 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: PHP Filter Wrapper Information Disclosure