Check Point Advisories

Western Digital Arkeia Remote Code Execution (CVE-2014-2846)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1738
Date Published:	28 Jul 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 07 September, 2014
Source:	Arkeia
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-2846
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Arkeia 10.0.10
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in WD Arkeia appliance. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious php file using the lang cookie in order to parse this file. Successful exploitation could result in an arbitrary code execution.

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 Western Digital Arkeia 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Western Digital Arkeia Remote Code Execution