Check Point Advisories

Wordpress Simple Ads Manager Arbitrary File Upload - Ver2 (CVE-2015-2825)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1143
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 06 October, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-2825
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Unrestricted file upload vulnerability has been reported in Simple Ads Manager plugin for WordPress. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to execute code in 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, 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 Simple Ads Manager Arbitrary File Upload - Ver2 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 Simple Ads Manager Arbitrary File Upload - Ver2