Check Point Advisories

Advantech WebAccess Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-15706)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-2130
Date Published: 24 Oct 2022
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Tuesday 26 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-15706
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Advantech WebAccess version 8.3.1
Advantech WebAccess version 8.3.2
Vulnerability Description A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Advantech WebAccess. 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Advantech WebAccess Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-15706) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Advantech WebAccess Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-15706)

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