Check Point Advisories

Quest KACE Systems Management run_report Command Injection

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0924
Date Published:	21 Nov 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 21 November, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Quest Software KACE Systems Management 9.0
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Quest KACE Systems Management. Successful exploitation results in the execution of arbitrary commands as the root user.

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 Quest KACE Systems Management run_report Command 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: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Quest KACE Systems Management run_report Command Injection