Check Point Advisories

Storm-0978 Phishing Email Campaign

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1244
Date Published:	3 Dec 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 03 December, 2023
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Strom-0978 is a phishing email campaign using a meticulously crafted Microsoft Office document attached to the email, execution of such file could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code 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 Storm-0978 Phishing Email 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: Storm-0978 Phishing Email Campaign