Check Point Advisories

Apache Commons FileUpload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-24998)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0877
Date Published:	15 Oct 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 15 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-24998
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 to 1.5 Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 beta
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Apache Commons FileUpload. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition 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 Apache Commons FileUpload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-24998) 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: Apache Commons FileUpload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-24998)