Check Point Advisories

WordPress post Request Privilege Escalation (CVE-2015-2212; CVE-2015-5623)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0888
Date Published:	28 Jul 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 17 September, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2212 CVE-2015-5623
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Wordpress platform 4.2.2 and below
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in WordPress Post Request. An authenticated remote attacker may leverage this vulnerability to gain access From Subscriber to certain Editor capabilities of the vulnerable 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, 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 WordPress post Request Privilege Escalation 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress post Request Privilege Escalation