Check Point Advisories

Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-42342)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-1379
Date Published:	30 Nov 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 05 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-42342
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Embedthis GoAhead 4.0.0 and later, prior to 4.1.3 Embedthis GoAhead 5.0.0 and later, prior to 5.1.5
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Embedthis GoAhead. 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 Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-42342) 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: Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution (CVE-2021-42342)