Check Point Advisories

WordPress Newsletter Plugin Command Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0755
Date Published:	18 Aug 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 18 August, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Newsletter Plugin prior to 6.8.2
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in WordPress Newsletter Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Newsletter Plugin Command 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Newsletter Plugin Command Injection