Check Point Advisories

MediaWiki Input Validation Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-1610)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0764
Date Published:	26 Jan 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 June, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-1610
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in MediaWiki. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user data. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the target.

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 MediaWiki Input Validation Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-1610) 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: MediaWiki Input Validation Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-1610)