Check Point Advisories

Apache Struts2 Freemarker Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12611)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0747
Date Published: 8 Sep 2017
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Friday 08 September, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-12611
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Struts 2.0.1 - Struts 2.3.33, Struts 2.5 - Struts 2.5.10
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Apache Struts2 using Freemarker template engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the target host. Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code on the affected system.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apache Struts2 Freemarker Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12611) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Apache Server Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Apache Struts2 Freemarker Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-12611)

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