Check Point Advisories

Chadha PHPKB Information Disclosure (CVE-2020-11579)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-4676
Date Published:	26 Mar 2026
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 26 March, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-11579
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability in Chadha PHPKB 9.0 Enterprise allows remote attackers to disclose local files on hosts running PHP before 7.2.16 or on hosts where the MySQL ALLOW LOCAL DATA INFILE option is enabled.

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 Chadha PHPKB Information Disclosure (CVE-2020-11579) 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: Chadha PHPKB Information Disclosure (CVE-2020-11579)