Check Point Advisories

ManageEngine Desktop Central StatusUpdate Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2014-5005)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1856
Date Published: 6 Oct 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 03 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-5005
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? ManageEngine DesktopCentral v7 to v9 build 90054
Vulnerability Description An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in ManageEngine Desktop Central. The vulnerability is due to lack of authentication and insufficient input validation of the parameters sent to the StatusUpdate page when processing HTTP requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker can upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations. In a successful attack scenario, the attacker can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by placing executable files in critical locations.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ManageEngine Desktop Central StatusUpdate Arbitrary File Upload protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  ManageEngine Desktop Central StatusUpdate Arbitrary File Upload

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