Check Point Advisories

WordPress Core Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-8943)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2176
Date Published:	5 Jul 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 05 July, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-8943
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Core
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in WordPress. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to list directories 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 Core Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-8943) 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: WordPress Core Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-8943)