Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2021-0772 |
Date Published: | 18 Oct 2021 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 03 January, 2023 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2021-40438 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier |
Vulnerability Description | A Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability exists in Apache HTTP Server. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by making a specially crafted HTTP request. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to create HTTP requests on behalf of the vulnerable 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: Apache HTTP Server Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2021-40438)