Check Point Advisories

Joomla com_cpeventcalendar Component SQL Injection (CVE-2018-6398)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0051
Date Published:	1 Feb 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 March, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-6398
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Joomla CP Event Calendar 3.0.1 Component
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Joomla com_cpeventcalendar Component. 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 Joomla com_cpeventcalendar Component 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Joomla com_cpeventcalendar Component SQL Injection