Check Point Advisories

Symantec Workspace Streaming XML-RPC Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2014-1649)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1582
Date Published: 5 Jun 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 05 June, 2014
Source: CVE-2014-1649
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable? Symantec Workspace Streaming 7.5.x and prior
    Vulnerability Description An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Symantec Workspace. The vulnerability is due to lack of access control validation in the functionality used to process XMLRPC requests. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by a sending specially crafted XML-RPC request to the server.

    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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Workspace Streaming XML-RPC Arbitrary File Upload protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

    Attack Name:  Security Products Enforcement Violation.
    Attack Information:  Symantec Workspace Streaming XML-RPC Arbitrary File Upload

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