CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-0669
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Fortra GoAnywhere MFT
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT contains a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in the License Response Servlet due to deserializing an attacker-controlled object.
- Added to KEV
- 2023-02-10
- Remediation due
- 2023-03-03
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- 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
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-02-06
- Last modified
- 2026-08-06
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-502
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.
Affected configurations
• fortra goanywhere managed file transfer (< 7.1.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607 Patch
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1 Product
- 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.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607 Patch
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934 Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1 Product
- 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-2023-0669 US Government Resource