Check Point Advisories

WordPress Core WPDB SQL Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0903
Date Published:	2 Nov 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 02 November, 2017
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress before 4.8.2
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection exists in the WordPress Core. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Core WPDB SQL Injection 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Core WPDB SQL Injection