Check Point Advisories

MonoCMS Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-28672)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3270
Date Published:	24 Feb 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 February, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-28672
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	MonoCMS Blog 1.0
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in MonoCMS. 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MonoCMS Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-28672) 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: MonoCMS Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-28672)