Check Point Advisories

EMC VMAX3 VASA Provider UploadConfigurator Directory Traversal (CVE-2017-4997)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0759
Date Published:	14 Sep 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 18 September, 2017
Source:	EMC ESA-2017-062
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-4997
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	EMC VMAX3 VASA Provider 8.3.x and prior
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the EMC VMAX3 VASA Provider Virtual Appliance. The issue results from the servlet UploadConfigurator serving files that have been uploaded by a user. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the target 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 EMC VMAX3 VASA Provider UploadConfigurator Directory Traversal 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: EMC VMAX3 VASA Provider UploadConfigurator Directory Traversal