Check Point Advisories

AVEVA Edge XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2022-36969)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-1603
Date Published:	22 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 22 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-36969
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	AVEVA Edge prior to 2020.2.00.40
Vulnerability Description	An XML external entity injection vulnerability exists in AVEVA Edge. 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the AVEVA Edge XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2022-36969) 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 Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: AVEVA Edge XML External Entity Injection (CVE-2022-36969)