Check Point Advisories

CMS Made Simple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-10517)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1130
Date Published:	27 Nov 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 27 December, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-10517
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	CMS Made Simple 2.2.7
Vulnerability Description	A remote command execution vulnerability exists in CMS Made Simple 2.2.7. By uploading an XML Package that contain base64-encoded PHP code in a data element, an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges can exploit this vulnerability for execution of arbitrary code.

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 CMS Made Simple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-10517) 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: CMS Made Simple Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-10517)