Check Point Advisories

Hexo Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-39584)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1186
Date Published:	21 Apr 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 21 April, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-39584
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Hexo 6.3.0 and prior Hexo 7.0.0 Release Candidate 1 for Node.js Hexo 7.0.0 Release Candidate 2 for Node.js
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Hexo. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to list directories 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 Hexo Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-39584) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Hexo Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-39584)