Check Point Advisories

GE MDS PulseNET Hidden Support Account Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-6456)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1170
Date Published: 7 Oct 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 08 October, 2015
Source: GE
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-6456
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? General Electric MDS PulseNET 3.1.3 and prior
General Electric MDS PulseNET Enterprise 3.1.3 and prior
Vulnerability Description A default credential vulnerability has been reported in GE MDS PulseNET. The vulnerability is due to static credentials of a hidden support account permitting administrator access to the system. A remote attacker can exploit these default credentials to access the system. Once authenticated, the attacker can perform various administrative tasks. This may lead to the execution of arbitrary code under the permissions of 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GE MDS PulseNET Hidden Support Account Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  GE MDS PulseNET Hidden Support Account Remote Code Execution

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