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
- 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
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
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. Refreshed daily.