Check Point Advisories

Apache Jetspeed Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0293
Date Published:	19 Apr 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 25 April, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Jetspeed
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Apache Jetspeed. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache Jetspeed 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apache Jetspeed Privilege Escalation