Check Point Advisories

ATutor SQL Injection (CVE-2016-2555)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-1144
Date Published:	24 Aug 2020
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 08 April, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-2555
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ATutor 2.2.1
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in ATutor. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the ATutor SQL Injection (CVE-2016-2555) 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: ATutor SQL Injection (CVE-2016-2555)