Check Point Advisories

Peplink Smart Reader Command Injection (CVE-2023-39367)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-1703
Date Published:	27 May 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 27 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-39367
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Peplink Smart Reader v1.2.0 (in QEMU)
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in Peplink Smart Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands 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 Peplink Smart Reader Command Injection (CVE-2023-39367) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Peplink Smart Reader Command Injection (CVE-2023-39367)