Check Point Advisories

Microsoft VBScript Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-1239)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1343
Date Published:	10 Oct 2019
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 10 October, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-1239
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2019
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Microsoft VBScript Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-1239) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft VBScript Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-1239)