Check Point Advisories

PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-5458)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1188
Date Published:	1 Jan 2025
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-5458
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PHP 7.3.27 and later, 7.3.33 and prior PHP 7.4.15 and later, 7.4.33 and prior PHP 8.0.2 and later, 8.0.30 and prior PHP 8.1.0 and later, prior to 8.1.29 PHP 8.2.0 and later, prior to 8.2.20 PHP 8.3.0 and later, prior to 8.3.8
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in PHP. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access 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 PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-5458) 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: PHP Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-5458)