Check Point Advisories

Commvault Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-18044)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1700
Date Published:	24 Oct 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-18044
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Commvault SP1 up to and including 11.0 Commvault SP2 up to and including 11.0 Commvault SP3 up to and including 11.0 Commvault SP4 up to and including 11.0 Commvault SP5 up to and including 11.0
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Commvault. 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 Commvault Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-18044) 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: Commvault Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-18044)