Check Point Advisories

vBulletin routestring Local File Inclusion

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0978
Date Published:	5 Nov 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 05 November, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	vBulletin Solutions vBulletin prior to 5.3.2 Patch Level 2 vBulletin Solutions vBulletin prior to 5.3.3 Patch Level 1 vBulletin Solutions vBulletin prior to 5.3.4 Patch Level 1
Vulnerability Description	A local file inclusion vulnerability exists in vBulletin. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in the relay() method.Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure and, in the worst case, achieve arbitrary code execution.

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 vBulletin routestring Local File Inclusion 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: vBulletin routestring Local File Inclusion