Check Point Advisories

Micro Focus NetIQ Sentinel Server ReportViewServlet Directory Traversal (CVE-2016-1605)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0799
Date Published:	15 Sep 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 April, 2018
Source:	Micro Focus
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1605
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Micro Focus NetIQ Sentinel prior to 7.4.2
Vulnerability Description	The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of fileName parameter within the ReportViewServlet servlet. A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the target server. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to read the content of arbitrary files from the 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Micro Focus NetIQ Sentinel Server ReportViewServlet Directory Traversal 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Micro Focus NetIQ Sentinel Server ReportViewServlet Directory Traversal