Check Point Advisories

Amcrest IPM-721S Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-8229)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1835
Date Published:	14 Mar 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 14 March, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-8229
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Amcrest IPM-721S firmware 2.420.ac00.16.r.20160909 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Amcrest IPM-721S. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into 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 Amcrest IPM-721S Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-8229) 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: Amcrest IPM-721S Authentication Bypass (CVE-2017-8229)