Check Point Advisories

Joomla! JomSocial Input Validation Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1134
Date Published:	9 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 13 March, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	JomSocial Versions 2.6 to 3.1.0.4
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Joomla!. 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 Joomla! JomSocial Input Validation Remote Code Execution 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: Joomla! JomSocial Input Validation Remote Code Execution