Check Point Advisories

Web servers PHPMyAdmin Suspicious Table Hyperlink (CVE-2017-1000499)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0025
Date Published:	10 Jan 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 January, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-1000499
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	phpMyAdmin versions 4.7.6 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A PhpMyAdmin user could be subject to a phishing attack. This is due to the way PhpMyAdmin handles modify requests. A successful attack could lead to malicious SQL command execution.

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 Web servers PHPMyAdmin Suspicious Table Hyperlink (CVE-2017-1000499) 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Web servers PHPMyAdmin Suspicious Table Hyperlink (CVE-2017-1000499)