Check Point Advisories

WordPress FAQ WD Plugin Cross-Site Scripting

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0376
Date Published: 24 May 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 24 May, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? before WordPress FAQ 1.0.15
Vulnerability Description A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in WordPress FAQ WD Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into 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 FAQ WD Plugin Cross-Site Scripting 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 FAQ WD Plugin Cross-Site Scripting

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