Check Point Advisories

PHP POST File Upload PHP GLOBALS Variable Overwrite Security Bypass - Ver2 (CVE-2005-3390)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0109
Date Published:	7 Jan 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 08 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-3390
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in PHP. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a multipart/form-data POST request with a "GLOBALS" fileupload field. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass security protections of PHP applications on the affected system.

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PHP POST File Upload PHP GLOBALS Variable Overwrite Security Bypass - Ver2 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: PHP POST File Upload PHP GLOBALS Variable Overwrite Security Bypass - Ver2