Check Point Advisories

Pivotal Spring Commons Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-1273)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0323
Date Published:	17 Apr 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 20 April, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1273
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Pivotal Spring Commons.
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution was discovered in Pivotal Spring Commons. An unauthenticated attacker may use this vulnerability to execute code on the vulnerable 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Pivotal Spring Commons Remote Code Execution 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: Pivotal Spring Commons Remote Code Execution