Check Point Advisories

MetaStealer Phishing Campaign

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0247
Date Published:	30 Apr 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 30 April, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A phishing campaign that disguised as financial transaction messages. The excel document attached to the email contains a macro, and once allowed, it will then download and run the MetaStealer malware.

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 R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MetaStealer Phishing Campaign 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: Phishing Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: MetaStealer Phishing Campaign