Check Point Advisories

Netflix Genie Path Traversal (CVE-2024-4701)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0336
Date Published:	27 May 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 27 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-4701
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netflix Genie prior to 4.3.18
Vulnerability Description	A path traversal vulnerability exists in Netflix Genie. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files 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 Netflix Genie Path Traversal (CVE-2024-4701) 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: Netflix Genie Path Traversal (CVE-2024-4701)