Check Point Advisories

Magento RSS Brute Force Attempt

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0137
Date Published:	20 Feb 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 22 February, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote attacker can attempt to obtain login credentials to the built-in RSS feed functionality of the Magento platform using brute force. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to obtain unauthorized access to the Magento Admin login.

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 Magento RSS Brute Force Attempt 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: Magento RSS Brute Force Attempt