Check Point Advisories

BlackHole Exploit Kit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1330
Date Published:	6 Apr 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 January, 2025
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Clients
Vulnerability Description	BlackHole is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with BlackHole by enticing them to visit a specially crafted link.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block BlackHole infection attempts via a malicious URL.

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 BlackHole Exploit Kit URL Pattern 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: Exploit Kit.
Attack Information: BlackHole Exploit Kit URL Pattern Remote Code Execution