Check Point Advisories

Client-Side Template Injection (CVE-2020-9437)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0034
Date Published:	3 Mar 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 25 July, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-9437
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote attacker can inject a malicious commands into client-side web applications. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary code in the affected web application.

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 Client-Side Template Injection 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 Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Client-Side Template Injection