Check Point Advisories

Nikto Security Scanner

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1178
Date Published:	8 Apr 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 31 March, 2014
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Web Servers
Vulnerability Description	Nikto is a vulnerability scanning product. Remote attackers can use Nikto to detect vulnerabilities on a target server

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block Nikto vulnerability scanning attempts.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nikto Security Scanner protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Nikto Security Scanner