Check Point Advisories

Joomla Component com_dbquery Remote File Inclusion (CVE-2008-6841)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2088
Date Published:	10 Nov 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-6841
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Web servers
Vulnerability Description	A file inclusion vulnerability has been reported in Gmitc Com Dbquery. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 Component com_dbquery Remote File Inclusion 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 Component com_dbquery Remote File Inclusion