Check Point Advisories

PyLoad Log Injection (CVE-2024-21645)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0904
Date Published:	6 Oct 2024
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 06 October, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-21645
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PyLoad 0.4.9 and prior PyLoad 0.5.0 Beta 1 PyLoad 0.5.0 Beta 2
Vulnerability Description	A log injection vulnerability exists in PyLoad. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary logs into 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 PyLoad Log Injection (CVE-2024-21645) 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: PyLoad Log Injection (CVE-2024-21645)