Check Point Advisories

PostgreSQL pgAdmin Command Injection (CVE-2022-4223)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1387
Date Published:	28 Mar 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 21 June, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-4223
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PostgreSQL pgAdmin version prior to 6.17
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in PostgreSQL pgAdmin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands in the effected 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 PostgreSQL pgAdmin Command Injection (CVE-2022-4223) 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: PostgreSQL pgAdmin Command Injection (CVE-2022-4223)