Check Point Advisories

Adobe ColdFusion OOXML XXE Information Disclosure (CVE-2016-4264)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0818
Date Published:	21 Nov 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 21 November, 2016
Source:	Vendor Advisory
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-4264
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems ColdFusion 11 prior to Update 10 Adobe Systems ColdFusion 10 prior to Update 21
Vulnerability Description	An XML external entity (XXE) processing vulnerability has been reported in the Office Open XML (OOXML) parsing component of Adobe ColdFusion. The vulnerability is due to a lack of validation on user-supplied input when parsing OOXML documents. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a maliciously crafted OOXML document to the target server. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the target server.

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 Adobe ColdFusion OOXML XXE Information Disclosure 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: Adobe Reader Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe ColdFusion OOXML XXE Information Disclosure