Check Point Advisories

Drupal RESTful Web Services Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0723
Date Published:	25 Aug 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 27 February, 2025
Source:	Drupal SA-CONTRIB-2016-040
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Drupal 7.x Drupal RESTful Web Services module 7.x-1.x prior to 7.x-1.7 Drupal RESTful Web Services module 7.x-2.x prior to 7.x-2.6
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Drupal RESTful Web Services. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 Drupal RESTful Web Services Remote Code Execution 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: Drupal RESTful Web Services Remote Code Execution