Check Point Advisories

Sophos SG UTM Command Injection (CVE-2020-25223)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3423
Date Published:	22 Feb 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 22 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-25223
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Sophos SG UTM v9.7 prior to v9.705 MR5 Sophos SG UTM v9.6 prior to v9.607 MR7 Sophos SG UTM prior to v9.511 MR11
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Sophos SG UTM. 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 Sophos SG UTM Command Injection (CVE-2020-25223) 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: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Sophos SG UTM Command Injection (CVE-2020-25223)