Check Point Advisories

Advantech WebAccess SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5443)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0026
Date Published:	22 Nov 2018
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-5443
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Advantech WebAccess prior to V8.2_20170817
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Advantech WebAccess/SCADA. 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 Advantech WebAccess SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5443) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Advantech WebAccess SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5443)