Check Point Advisories

WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin Local File Inclusion

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-0459
Date Published:	7 Apr 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 April, 2019
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 4.18.63 Plugin
Vulnerability Description	A file inclusion vulnerability exists in WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to retrieve contents of secret files 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin Local File Inclusion 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Plugin Local File Inclusion