Check Point Advisories

Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Command Injection (CVE-2021-1497; CVE-2021-1498)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0416
Date Published:	20 Jun 2021
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 10 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-1497 CVE-2021-1498
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cisco HyperFlex HX prior to 4.0(2e) Cisco HyperFlex HX prior to 4.5(2a)
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform. 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform 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: Cisco Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Command Injection