Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-1547 |
Date Published: | 2 Jun 2014 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Monday 02 June, 2014 |
Source: | CVE-2014-2210 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | CA Erwin Web Portal 9.5 and prior |
Vulnerability Description | An information disclosure vulnerability exists in CA ERwin Web Portal. Upon executing a successful attack, the server will give access to XML files which normally should not be accessible to external users. This vulnerability is due to lack of authentication and insufficient input validation in the ConfigServiceProvider servlet when processing HTTP requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability to view the contents of arbitrary XML files on a target system, including XML files which store database credentials. |
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.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: CA ERwin Web Portal ConfigServiceProvider Information Disclosure