Check Point Advisories

BlindElephant Web Application Fingerprinter

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0446
Date Published:	8 Jun 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 20 June, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Any web application
Vulnerability Description	A reconnaissance tool is designed to gather information from servers. Such scans might indicate an attempt to disclose sensitive information. Remote attackers can use BlindElephant Web Application Fingerprinter to detect vulnerabilities on a target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block use of this scanner.

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 BlindElephant Web Application Fingerprinter 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: Scanner Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: BlindElephant Web Application Fingerprinter