Check Point Advisories

Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-8163)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3612
Date Published:	6 Nov 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 06 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-8163
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Rails prior to 5.0.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Rails. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-8163) 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: Rails Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-8163)