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CVE-2023-0669

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.94378 Ransomware: known
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • Linked to known ransomware campaigns
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules10 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

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Threat Actors Linked

7
actorALPHV / BlackCat
actorBlack Basta
actorCl0p
actorLockBit Operators
actorRhysida
actorScattered Spider
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Weakness Classification

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Affected Products & Versions

1
fortra goanywhere managed file transfer< 7.1.2
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
RubyGems metasploit-framework HIGH
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Public Exploits & PoCs

5
webappsGoanywhere Encryption helper 7.1.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)2023-04-08
nucleiFortra GoAnywhere MFT - Remote Code Executionhigh
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution....packetstormsecurity.com
pocattackerkb.com · rapid7-analysisattackerkb.com
pocfrycos.github.io · goanywhere-forgotten.htmlfrycos.github.io
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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et-openET EXPLOIT Fortra MFT Deserialization Remote Code Execution Attempt (CVE-2023-0669) M3trojan-activity
et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Fortra MFT Deserialization Remote Code Execution Attempt (CVE-2023-0669) M2attempted-admin
et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Fortra MFT Deserialization Remote Code Execution Attempt (CVE-2023-0669) M1attempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
relatedcriticalBitbucket Unauthorized Full Data Export Triggered
relatedcriticalAntivirus Exploitation Framework Detection
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalAntivirus Ransomware Detection
relatedcriticalWebshell Remote Command Execution
relatedcriticalPossible Coin Miner CPU Priority Param
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@rapid7.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Feb 2023 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2023-0669
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mftBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607Patch
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934MitigationThird 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/MitigationThird Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0669US Government Resource
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