Check Point Advisories

WordPress AccessPress Themes Webshell Upload (CVE-2021-24867)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2021-1062
Date Published: 25 Jan 2022
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 25 January, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2021-24867
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress AccessPress Themes
Vulnerability Description An attacker might upload a webshell backdoor to WordPress AccessPress Themes. A successful exploitation might allow the attacker to run arbitrary code, or use the server as a bot for further attacks.

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 / R71

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress AccessPress Themes Webshell Upload (CVE-2021-24867) 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:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress AccessPress Themes Webshell Upload (CVE-2021-24867)

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