Check Point Advisories

EQ3 Homematic Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-7297)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2262
Date Published:	29 Dec 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 29 December, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-7297
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	EQ-3 Homematic CCU2 2.29.2 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in EQ-3 Homematic. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into 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 EQ3 Homematic Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-7297) 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: EQ3 Homematic Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-7297)