Check Point Advisories

Advantech WebAccess SCADA IOCTL 10001 BwPSLink.exe Arbitrary File Deletion

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1007
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?	Advantech WebAccess 9.0.0 prior to 9.0.0.P0320900 Advantech WebAccess prior to 8.4.4.P0320844
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability exists in Advantech WebAccess. Successful exploitation results in the deletion of arbitrary files from the target system under the context of Administrator 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 Advantech WebAccess SCADA IOCTL 10001 BwPSLink.exe Arbitrary File Deletion 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: Advantech WebAccess SCADA IOCTL 10001 BwPSLink.exe Arbitrary File Deletion