Check Point Advisories

WordPress Core Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2015-5714)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0979
Date Published:	13 Aug 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 16 August, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-5714
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress platform 4.2.3 and below
Vulnerability Description	A persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported in WordPress core. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into 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 WordPress Core Persistent Cross-Site Scripting 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 Core Persistent Cross-Site Scripting