Check Point Advisories

NetIQ Access Manager Directory Traversal (CVE-2017-14803)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1530
Date Published:	24 Oct 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-14803
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 NetIQ Access Manager 4.4
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in NetIQ Access Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to disclose or access arbitrary files on the vulnerable server.

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 NetIQ Access Manager Directory Traversal (CVE-2017-14803) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: NetIQ Access Manager Directory Traversal (CVE-2017-14803)