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GHSA-6PM2-J2V8-H3CJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-02-06 21:30 – Updated: 2025-07-30 11:45

Withdrawn 2023-02-09

Summary

Withdrawn: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability affects metasploit-framework

Details

Withdrawn

This advisory has been withdrawn because it was incorrectly associated with the metasploit-framework package, which is not affected by this CVE, and the actual vulnerable component does not fit within our supported ecosystems. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original 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.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-0669 (GCVE-0-2023-0669)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-06 19:16 – Updated: 2026-08-06 03:55

Title

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection

Summary

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2023-02-07 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

rapid7 mitre root

References

9 references

URL	Tags
https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityA…	vendor-advisory
https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934	media-coverage
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/explo…	third-party-advisory
https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023…	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pu…	exploit
https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-…	media-coverage
https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/go…	third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goany…
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Fortra	Goanywhere MFT	Affected: 0 , ≤ 7.1.1 (semver)

Date Public

2023-02-01 15:00

Credits

Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security Ron Bowes of Rapid7 Caitlin Condon of Rapid7 Fryco of Frycos Security

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