Check Point Advisories

Xplico Command Injection (CVE-2017-16666)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1683
Date Published:	21 Aug 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 21 August, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-16666
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Xplico prior to 1.2.1
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Xplico. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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 Xplico Command Injection (CVE-2017-16666) 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: Xplico Command Injection (CVE-2017-16666)