Check Point Advisories

Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-7921)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1803
Date Published:	20 Feb 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 February, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-7921
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2F-I Series from V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 build 160530 Hikvision DS-2CD2xx0F-I Series fromV5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160401 Hikvision DS-2CD2xx2FWD Series from V5.3.1 build 150410 to V5.4.4 Build 161125 Hikvision DS- 2CD4x2xFWD Series from V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160414 Hikvision DS-2CD4xx5 Series from V5.2.0 build 140721 to V5.4.0 Build 160421 Hikvision DS-2DFx Series from V5.2.0 build 140805 to V5.4.5 Build 160928 Hikvision DS-2CD63xx Series from V5.0.9 build 140305 to V5.3.5 Build 160106
Vulnerability Description	An improper authentication vulnerability exists in multiple Hikvision products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

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 Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-7921) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Hikvision Multiple Products Improper Authentication (CVE-2017-7921)