Check Point Advisories

Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-2098)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0626
Date Published:	19 Jul 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 26 October, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2098
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2 Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.1.14.2 Ruby on Rails 4.2.x before 4.2.5.2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Ruby on Rails. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-2098) 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: Ruby on Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2016-2098)