Check Point Advisories

Wordpress Unauthenticated Content Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0031
Date Published:	11 Jan 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 11 January, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress 4.7.0 WordPress 4.7.1
Vulnerability Description	A content injection vulnerability exists in WordPress. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to inject and change content.

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 Wordpress Unauthenticated Content Injection 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: Wordpress Unauthenticated Content Injection