Check Point Advisories

LAquis SCADA Web Server Command Injection (CVE-2018-18992)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0248
Date Published:	24 Feb 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 November, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-18992
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	LAquis SCADA 4.1.0.3870 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A command injection exists in LAquis SCADA web server. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input sanitization, which permits command injection. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected server.

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 LAquis SCADA Web Server Command Injection (CVE-2018-18992) 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: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: LAquis SCADA Web Server Command Injection (CVE-2018-18992)