Check Point Advisories

Schneider Electric Multiple Products Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-27978)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0532
Date Published:	29 Aug 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 29 August, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-27978
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Schneider Electric Custom Reports 16.0.0.23040 and prior Schneider Electric IGSS Dashboard 16.0.0.23040 and prior Schneider Electric IGSS Data Server 16.0.0.23040 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in multiple Schneider Electric products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability 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 Schneider Electric Multiple Products Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-27978) 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: SCADA Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Schneider Electric Multiple Products Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-27978)