Check Point Advisories

Layer5 Meshery SQL Injection (CVE-2021-31856)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-1531
Date Published:	2 Jan 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 02 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2021-31856
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Layer5 Meshery 0.5.2
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Layer5 Meshery. 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 Layer5 Meshery SQL Injection (CVE-2021-31856) 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: Layer5 Meshery SQL Injection (CVE-2021-31856)