Check Point Advisories

WordPress wSecure Lite Plugin Remote Command Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0724
Date Published:	25 Aug 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 25 August, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in WordPress wSecure Lite Plugin. 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress wSecure Lite Plugin Remote Command 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress wSecure Lite Plugin Remote Command Execution