Check Point Advisories

Advantech WebAccess Denial of Service (CVE-2019-6554)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-1511
Date Published:	25 Nov 2019
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 25 November, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-6554
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WebAccess
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Advantech WebAccess. The vulnerability is due to improper access control while invoking a command line from user-supplied data. Successful exploitation could result in WebAccess being uninstalled and denial-of-service condition.

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 Advantech WebAccess Denial of Service (CVE-2019-6554) 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: Advantech WebAccess Denial of Service (CVE-2019-6554)