Check Point Advisories

Samsung SmartThings Hub SQL Injection (CVE-2018-3879)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0831
Date Published:	1 Aug 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 June, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-3879
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Samsung SmartThings Hub
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Samsung SmartThings Hub. 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 Samsung SmartThings Hub 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: Samsung SmartThings Hub SQL Injection