Check Point Advisories

HPE Lights-Out Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-12542)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1280
Date Published:	22 Nov 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-12542
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 prior to 2.53
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in HPE Lights-Out. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into 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 HPE Lights-Out Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-12542) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: HPE Lights-Out Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-12542)