Check Point Advisories

Joomla Jmail Breaker Arbitrary File Upload

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0350
Date Published:	4 Mar 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 04 March, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An attacker might use a web shell backdoor to upload arbitrary files using Joomla Jmail service. A successful exploitation might allow the attacker to run arbitrary code, or use the server as a bot for further attacks.

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 Joomla Jmail Breaker Arbitrary File Upload 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: Joomla Jmail Breaker Arbitrary File Upload