Check Point Advisories

Novell ZENworks Configuration Management UploadServlet Directory Traversal (CVE-2015-0779)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0509
Date Published:	29 Apr 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 April, 2015
Source:	Novell
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0779
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Novell ZENworks Configuration Management prior to 11.3.2
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation within the ZENworks Server's UploadServlet. Remote unauthenticated attackers can leverage this vulnerability to upload malicious files anywhere onto the target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system with administrative privileges.

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 Novell ZENworks Configuration Management UploadServlet Directory Traversal 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: Novell ZENworks Configuration Management UploadServlet Directory Traversal