Check Point Advisories

IBM Aspera Faspex Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-47986)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1316
Date Published:	2 Mar 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 27 March, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-47986
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in IBM Aspera Faspex. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 IBM Aspera Faspex Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-47986) 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: IBM Protection Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Aspera Faspex Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-47986)