Check Point Advisories

Aviatrix Controller Directory Traversal (CVE-2021-40870)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0951
Date Published:	30 Dec 2021
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 30 December, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-40870
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Aviatrix Controller. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files 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 Aviatrix Controller Directory Traversal (CVE-2021-40870) 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: Aviatrix Controller Directory Traversal (CVE-2021-40870)