Check Point Advisories

Freelancy Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2020-5505)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3646
Date Published:	29 Dec 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 29 December, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-5505
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Freelancy v1.0.0
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in Freelancy. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable 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 Freelancy Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2020-5505) 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: Freelancy Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2020-5505)