Check Point Advisories

pfSense Command Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1130
Date Published:	9 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 19 November, 2024
Source:	ESF
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	pfSense prior to 2.1.1
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in pfSense. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the pfSense Command Injection 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: pfSense Command Injection