Check Point Advisories

WebCalendar Remote Code Execution (CVE-2012-1495; CVE-2012-1496)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1391
Date Published:	27 Jul 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 27 July, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-1495 CVE-2012-1496
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WebCalendar before 1.2.5 (excluding)
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in WebCalendar. 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 WebCalendar Remote Code Execution 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: WebCalendar Remote Code Execution