Check Point Advisories

ntopng Network Analyzer Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-12520)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0570
Date Published:	12 Jul 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 12 July, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-12520
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ntopng 3.4 before 3.4.180617
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in ntopng network analyzer. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted packets to the affected server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to hijack a user's session and escalating their access.

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 ntopng Network Analyzer Authentication Bypass 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: ntopng Network Analyzer Authentication Bypass