Check Point Advisories

JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2012-6708; CVE-2020-7656)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3828
Date Published:	30 May 2023
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 May, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-6708 CVE-2020-7656
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	JQuery version prior to 1.9.0
Vulnerability Description	A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in JQuery. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into 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 JQuery Cross-Site Scripting 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: JQuery Cross-Site Scripting