Check Point Advisories

pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-3116)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0223
Date Published:	6 May 2024
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 06 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-3116
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	pgAdmin pgAdmin prior to 8.5
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in pgAdmin. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution under the security context of the pgAdmin service.

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 pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-3116) 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: pgAdmin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-3116)