Check Point Advisories

Joomla Suspicious File Upload

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1044
Date Published:	24 Nov 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 15 December, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Joomla, allowing a remote attacker to upload a malicious file. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary code in the security context of the web 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 Suspicious File Upload 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 Suspicious File Upload