Check Point Advisories

WordPress Download Manager Plugin Remote Command Execution

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0292
Date Published: 19 Jul 2016
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 21 July, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress Download Manager Plugin
Vulnerability Description A Remote command execution vulnerability exists in WordPress Download Manager Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 WordPress Download Manager Plugin Remote Command 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:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress Download Manager Plugin Remote Command Execution

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