Check Point Advisories

WordPress Header.php Unauthorized Code Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0346
Date Published:	8 May 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 08 May, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A Code Injection vulnerability has been reported in WordPress. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to redirect the clients who access an Infected WordPress website to an attacker-controlled page, and infect the client host.

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 WordPress Header.php Unauthorized Code Injection 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 Header.php Unauthorized Code Injection