Check Point Advisories

VMware HCX SQL Injection (CVE-2024-38814)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1447
Date Published:	3 Mar 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 03 March, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-38814
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	VMware HCX 4.8.0 and later, 4.8.2 and prior VMware HCX 4.9.0 and later, 4.9.1 and prior VMware HCX 4.10.0
Vulnerability Description	An SQL injection vulnerability exists in VMware HCX. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands 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 VMware HCX SQL Injection (CVE-2024-38814) 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: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: VMware HCX SQL Injection (CVE-2024-38814)