Zero-day vulnerability in Gaia

Path traversal
CVE-2024-24919

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2024052951 - Information disclosure in Check Point Quantum Gateway

Vulnerable component: Gaia

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24919

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a insufficient validation of file path in Security Gateways with IPSec VPN, Remote Access VPN and the Mobile Access software blade. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and view arbitrary files on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Public Exploits:

- Check Point Security Gateway - Information Disclosure (Unauthenticated) [Exploit-DB]

External links:

https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk182336

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/enhance-your-vpn-security-posture


About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.