Check Point Advisories

Joomla SimpleCalendar Component SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5974)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1390
Date Published:	31 May 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 01 June, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-5974
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Albonico Simplecalendar 3.1.9
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability exists in Albonico Simplecalendar. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage users 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 Joomla SimpleCalendar Component SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5974) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Joomla SimpleCalendar Component SQL Injection (CVE-2018-5974)