Check Point Advisories

Wordpress Yoast SEO Plugin Arbitrary File Upload

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-1217
Date Published:	25 Nov 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 25 November, 2020
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Wordpress Plugin Yoast SEO 15.2.1
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Wordpress Yoast SEO Plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Yoast SEO Plugin Arbitrary File Upload 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 Yoast SEO Plugin Arbitrary File Upload