Check Point Advisories

PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2022-31629)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0880
Date Published:	24 Nov 2022
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Thursday 24 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-31629
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PHP up to 7.4.31 PHP from 8.0.0 up to 8.0.24 PHP from 8.1.0 up to 8.1.11
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in PHP. Successful exploitation will bypass authentication and allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to the 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 PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2022-31629) 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: PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2022-31629)