Check Point Connectra sre/params.php security bypass
| checkpoint-params-security-bypass (31646) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Check Point Connectra could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of cookies by the sre/params.php script. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP POST request, a remote attacker could bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to a protected network.
Check Point VPN-1 is also affected.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Apply the patch for Check Point Connectra R62, available from Check Point Web site. See References.
References:
- Check Point Web site: Check Point: Downloads.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jan 21 2007 - 23:37:29 CST: Check Point Connectra End Point security bypass.
- BID-22233: Multiple Check Point Products Integrity Clientless Security Security Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0471: sre/params.php in the Integrity Clientless Security (ICS) component in Check Point Connectra NGX R62 3.x and earlier before Security Hotfix 5, and possibly VPN-1 NGX R62, allows remote attackers to bypass security requirements via a crafted Report parameter, which returns a valid ICSCookie authentication token.
- SA23847: Check Point Products ICS Security Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1017559: Check Point VPN-1 Integrity Clientless Security Lets Users Bypass the Scanning Function
- SECTRACK ID: 1017560: Check Point Connectra Integrity Clientless Security Lets Users Bypass the Scanning Function
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0276: Check Point Connectra and VPN-1 Power/UTM Products Security Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- CheckPoint Connectra NGX R60
- CheckPoint Connectra NGX R62
Reported:
Jan 22, 2007
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