Check Point Advisories

OpenMetadata Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-28255)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0256
Date Published:	12 May 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-28255
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	OpenMetadata prior to 1.2.4
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in OpenMetadata. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to 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 OpenMetadata Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-28255) 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: OpenMetadata Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-28255)