Check Point Advisories

PHP-Fusion downloads.php Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-24949)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-1255
Date Published:	6 Dec 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 27 December, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-24949
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PHP-Fusion 9.03.50
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in PHP-Fusion. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP request parameters in downloads.php.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PHP-Fusion downloads.php Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-24949) 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: HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information: PHP-Fusion downloads.php Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-24949)