Check Point Advisories

ATutor Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-12169)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2756
Date Published:	24 Jan 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-12169
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	ATutor from 2.2.1 up to 2.2.4
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in ATutor. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files 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 ATutor Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-12169) 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: ATutor Directory Traversal (CVE-2019-12169)