CVE-2023-0669
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 March 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an arbitrary attacker-controlled object. This issue was patched in version 7.1.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 100.00% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 April 2023
- CISA KEV
- Listed 10 February 2023 · due 3 March 2023 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- fortra/goanywhere managed file transfer
- Source
- cve@rapid7.com
EPSS 100.0% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. This CVE has a CISA AA located here: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-158a. Please see the AA for associated IOCs. Additional information is available at: https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/DownloadProductFiles.xhtml. Fortra users must have an account in order to login and access the patch.; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0669
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysisExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mftBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607Patch
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1Product
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysisExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mftBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607Patch
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1Product
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0669US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.