Check Point Advisories

WordPress Automatic Arbitrary File Download (CVE-2024-27954)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0824
Date Published:	22 Sep 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 22 September, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-27954
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Automatic plugin up to and including 3.92.0
Vulnerability Description	An arbitrary file download vulnerability exists in WordPress Automatic plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to download arbitrary files from 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 WordPress Automatic Arbitrary File Download (CVE-2024-27954) 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: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Automatic Arbitrary File Download (CVE-2024-27954)