Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2021-0211 |
Date Published: | 11 Apr 2021 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Thursday 28 September, 2023 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-11286 CVE-2018-14485 CVE-2019-1010268 CVE-2020-11991 CVE-2021-23792 CVE-2021-26703 CVE-2021-37425 CVE-2021-43142 CVE-2022-24449 CVE-2022-38389 CVE-2022-39135 CVE-2022-43941 CVE-2022-47514 CVE-2023-23595 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability exists in multiple products. The vulnerability is due to incorrectly configured XML parsing which accepts XML external entities from untrusted sources. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can leverage this vulnerability by sending a malicious request to the target server. |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: XML External Entity Over HTTP Request