Check Point Advisories

ExifTool Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-22204)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0912
Date Published:	13 Dec 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 18 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-22204
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ExifTool version 7.44 through 12.24 (inclusive) GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) 11.9.x prior to 13.8.8 GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) 13.10.x prior to 13.10.3 GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) 13.9.x prior to 13.9.6
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in ExifTool. 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 ExifTool Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-22204) 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: ExifTool Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-22204)