Check Point Advisories

Fortra Cobalt Strike Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2022-39197; CVE-2022-42948)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1427
Date Published:	18 Apr 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 18 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-39197 CVE-2022-42948
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Cobalt Strike prior up to 4.7 and including
Vulnerability Description	A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Fortra Cobalt Strike. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an 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 Fortra Cobalt Strike Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2022-39197) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortra Cobalt Strike Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2022-39197)