Deserialization in Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer
CVE-2023-0669
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.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 1.000 (100.0th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Known ransomware campaign use: yes.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml (Product, vendor-advisory)
- infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934 (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, media-coverage)
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vul… (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)
- attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607 (Patch, exploit)
- duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft (Third Party Advisory, media-coverage, Broken Link)
- frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0669?
- CVE-2023-0669 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-02-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0669?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0669 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2023-0669 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-02-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 29 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.