Check Point Advisories

WordPress iThemes Security Plugin SQL Injection (CVE-2018-12636)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0556
Date Published:	26 Jun 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 29 December, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-12636
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A SQL injection vulnerability exists in WordPress iThemes Security Plugin . 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress iThemes Security Plugin 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 iThemes Security Plugin SQL Injection