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    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.

    Published:Feb 6, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 3, 2025
    EPS:Feb 6, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.94378
    CVSS Score:7.2

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Mar 3, 2023
    1288 days ago
    Alert Date
    Feb 10, 2023
    1309 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortra
    Product
    Goanywhere Managed File Transfer

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysishttps://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysishttps://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51339https://github.com/0xf4n9x/CVE-2023-0669https://github.com/Avento/CVE-2023-0669https://github.com/cataliniovita/CVE-2023-0669https://github.com/Griffin-01/CVE-2023-0669https://github.com/yosef0x01/CVE-2023-0669-Analysishttps://github.com/zakaria-laouani/cve-2023-0669-simulation

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-586 Object Injection

    Related CVEs

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    References

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis
    https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft
    https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
    https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
    https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
    https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1
    https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis
    https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft
    https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
    https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
    https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
    https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1
    https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-0669

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High