Check Point Advisories

Reverse Shell Commands Over HTTP Payload (CVE-2022-29078)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0473
Date Published:	14 Sep 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 22 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-29078
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A reverse shell command Injection over HTTP vulnerability has been reported. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the victim. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target machine.

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 Reverse Shell Commands Over HTTP Payload 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: Reverse Shell Commands Over HTTP Payload