Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2020-0765)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2020-3997
Date Published: 3 Sep 2024
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Tuesday 03 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2020-0765
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7 and prior
Vulnerability Description An XML external entity injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage the user's 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2020-0765) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2020-0765)

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