Check Point Advisories

Malicious VBScript In HTML

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0786
Date Published:	24 Jul 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 04 September, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) exists in an HTML-based web site. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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 Malicious VBScript In HTML 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: Malicious VBScript In HTML