Check Point Advisories

Moodle Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-2641)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0394
Date Published:	8 May 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 17 July, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-2641
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Moodle 2.X, 3.X
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Moodle. The vulnerability is due to object injection through a legacy user preferences setting. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute PHP code at the vulnerable Moodle 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 Moodle Remote Code Execution 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Moodle Remote Code Execution