Check Point Advisories

Joomla Core Privilege Escalation (CVE-2016-8869)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0966
Date Published:	30 Oct 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 30 October, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-8869
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Joomla 3.4.4 through 3.6.3
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Joomla Core. Unauthorized remote attackers may leverage this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the vulnerable server.

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 Joomla Core Privilege Escalation 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: Joomla Core Privilege Escalation