Check Point Advisories

Peplink Balance Routers SQL Injection (CVE-2017-8835)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1716
Date Published:	12 Nov 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8835
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Peplink Balance 305 hw2 firmware 7.0.1 Peplink Balance 380 hw6 firmware 7.0.1 Peplink Balance 580 hw2 firmware 7.0.1 Peplink Balance 710 hw3 firmware 7.0.1 Peplink Balance 1350 hw2 firmware 7.0.1 Peplink Balance 2500 firmware 7.0.1
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Peplink Balance routers. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL 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 Peplink Balance Routers SQL Injection (CVE-2017-8835) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Peplink Balance Routers SQL Injection (CVE-2017-8835)