Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2017-0569 |
Date Published: | 17 Jul 2017 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Monday 17 July, 2017 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-2245 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin versions prior to 4.10.0 |
Vulnerability Description | A directory traversal vulnerability exists in WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin. An authenticated user with admin privileges could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests. Successful exploitation may result in an information disclosure. |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin Authenticated Directory Traversal