Check Point Advisories

vBulletin Nodeid Parameter SQL Injection (CVE-2013-3522)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1541
Date Published:	7 May 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 November, 2015
Source:	Rapid7 Advisory
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-3522
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	vBulletin prior to 5.0.0 Beta 28
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability has been reported in vBulletin 5. The vulnerability is due to an insufficient validation on user input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting a specially crafted SQL query via the nodeid parameter.

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 vBulletin Nodeid Parameter SQL 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: vBulletin Nodeid Parameter SQL Injection