Check Point Advisories

HTTP Server Side Template Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0715
Date Published:	16 Aug 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 14 October, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote attacker can inject a malicious command into a template engine. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary code in the affected web server.

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 HTTP Server Side Template Injection 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: HTTP Server Side Template Injection