Check Point Advisories

PHP IMAP imap_open Command Injection (CVE-2018-19518)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-2147
Date Published: 17 Nov 2022
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 17 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-19518
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? PHP Group PHP prior to 5.6.38
Vulnerability Description A command injection vulnerability exists in the IMAP component of PHP. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of the server parameter passed to the imap_open() function. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a crafted server parameter to the imap_open() function.

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 PHP IMAP imap_open Command Injection (CVE-2018-19518) 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:  PHP IMAP imap_open Command Injection (CVE-2018-19518)

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