Check Point Advisories

Veeam Backup and Replication Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2024-40711)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0982
Date Published:	21 Oct 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 21 October, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-40711
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Veeam Backup and Replication 12.0.0.1420 to 12.2.0.333
Vulnerability Description	An insecure deserialization vulnerability exists in Veeam Backup and Replication. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.

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 Veeam Backup and Replication Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2024-40711) 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: Veeam Backup and Replication Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2024-40711)