Where
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0
Severity
7.2
Command Injection
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Withdrawn This advisory has been withdrawn because it was incorrectly associated with the metasploit-framework package, which is not affected by this CVE, and the actual vulnerable component does not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.

1 / 3
Source: GitHub
First published (updated )
Severity
10
Command Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

A deserialization vulnerability in the License Servlet of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT allows an actor with a validly forged license response signature to deserialize an arbitrary actor-controlled object, possibly leading to command injection.

1 / 2
Source: NVD
First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
EPSS
0.60%
OS Command Injection, Command Injection
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fortra BoKS Manager contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the client upgrade and patch tooling for legacy tar-based client installations. A malicious or compromised legacy tar-installed client selected for upgrade or patching may be able to cause commands to be executed on the BoKS Master during client version handling.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
EPSS
0.99%
OS Command Injection, Command Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fortra's  Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the boksautoregisterd service. A remote attacker with network access to the service may be able to cause commands to be executed with the privileges of the service during the autoregistration processing.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), formerly Tripwire Enterprise, versions prior to 9.4.0 may assign incorrect or elevated effective permissions to users created by the tetool import command while FIM is running, particularly when the import also creates or changes roles or role-permission relationships.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
XSS
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), formerly Tripwire Enterprise, versions prior to 9.4.0.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset View UI component. An authenticated user with sufficient privileges to create or modify affected node or database configuration fields could store script content that may be rendered as HTML instead of safely escaped text when the affected Asset View UI content is displayed.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
EPSS
0.04%
Input Validation, SQL Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A SQL Injection vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow allows an attacker to modify application data.  Likely impacts include creation of administrative users and deletion or modification of data in the application database. Data exfiltration via SQL injection is not possible using this vulnerability. Successful unauthenticated exploitation requires a Workflow system with anonymous access enabled, otherwise an authenticated user is required. This issue affects all versions of FileCatalyst Workflow from 5.1.6 Build 135 and earlier.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Cobalt Strike 4.7.1 fails to properly escape HTML tags when they are displayed on Swing components. By injecting crafted HTML code, it is possible to remotely execute code in the Cobalt Strike UI.

1 / 2
First published (updated )
Severity
6.1
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Fortra Cobalt Strike contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Teamserver that would allow an attacker to set a malformed username in the Beacon configuration, allowing them to execute code remotely.

1 / 2
First published (updated )
Severity
5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

HTML injection is possible in system generated emails in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0.

Note: The title, details, and description of this CVE were corrected post-publishing.

Remedy

Upgrade to patched version (7.10.0 or later).
First published (updated )
Severity
7.3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

The login limit is not enforced on the SFTP service of Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.10.0 if the Web User attempting to be logged in to is configured to log in with an SSH Key, making the SSH key vulnerable to being guessed via Brute Force.

Remedy

Upgrade to patched version.
First published (updated )
Severity
5.8
Weak Encryption
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Encrypted values in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 and GoAnywhere Agents prior to version 2.2.0 utilize a static IV which allows admin users to brute-force decryption of data.

Remedy

Upgrade to patched version.
First published (updated )
Severity
4.3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

An improper session timeout issue in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 results in SAML configured Web Users being redirected to the regular login page instead of the SAML login page.

Remedy

Update to version 7.10.0 or higher of GoAnywhere MFT
First published (updated )
Severity
6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

User‑Controlled HTTP Header in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.10.0 allows attackers to trigger a DNS lookup, as well as DNS Rebinding and Information Disclosure.

Remedy

Upgrade to a remediated version (version 7.10.0 or later).
First published (updated )
Severity
4.2
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

An Improper Access Control in the SFTP service in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.9.0 allows Web Users with an Authentication Alias and a valid SSH key but limited to Password authentication for SFTP to still login using their SSH key.

Remedy

Upgrade to remediated version.
First published (updated )
Severity
6.2
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Insecure defaults in the Server Agent component of Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) can result in the selection of weak password hash algorithms.  This issue affects BoKS Server Agent 9.0 instances that support yescrypt and are running in a BoKS 8.1 domain.

Remedy

Upgrade to BoKS Server Agent 9.0.0.4.
First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
EPSS
0.04%
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A directory traversal within the ‘ftpservlet’ of the FileCatalyst Workflow Web Portal allows files to be uploaded outside of the intended ‘uploadtemp’ directory with a specially crafted POST request. In situations where a file is successfully uploaded to web portal’s DocumentRoot, specially crafted JSP files could be used to execute code, including web shells.

Remedy

Upgrade to FileCatalyst 5.1.6 Build 114 or later to remediate this issue.
First published (updated )
Severity
5.5
EPSS
0.01%
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

A binary in the BoKS Server Agent component of Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) on versions 7.2.0 (up to 7.2.0.17), 8.1.0 (up to 8.1.0.22), 8.1.1 (up to 8.1.1.7), 9.0.0 (up to 9.0.0.1) and also legacy tar installs of BoKS 7.2 without hotfix #0474 on Linux, AIX, and Solaris allows low privilege local users to dump data from the cache.

Remedy

Upgrade to the latest patched version or hotfix
First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
EPSS
0.09%
Infoleak
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The default credentials for the setup HSQL database (HSQLDB) for FileCatalyst Workflow are published in a vendor knowledgebase article. Misuse of these credentials could lead to a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the software.

The HSQLDB is only included to facilitate installation, has been deprecated, and is not intended for production use per vendor guides. However, users who have not configured FileCatalyst Workflow to use an alternative database per recommendations are vulnerable to attack from any source that can reach the HSQLDB.

Remedy

Upgrade to FileCatalyst Workflow 5.1.7 or later.
First published (updated )
Severity
5.3
EPSS
0.04%
Infoleak
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

An information-disclosure vulnerability exists in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT application prior to version 7.7.0 that allows external access to the resources in certain admin root folders.

Remedy

Upgrade to GoAnywhere 7.7.0 or higher.
First published (updated )
Severity
8.2
EPSS
0.09%
Malicious File Upload
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Improper Access Control issue in the Workflow component of Fortra's FileCatalyst allows unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary files via the order forms page.

Remedy

Update to the latest version of FileCatalyst, Version 5.2.0 - Build 130
First published (updated )
Severity
5.3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Broken access control in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.8.1 allows an attacker to create a denial of service situation when configured to use GoAnywhere One-Time Password (GOTP) email two-factor authentication (2FA) and the user has not set an email address. In this scenario, the attacker may enter the email address of a known user when prompted and the user will be disabled if that user has configured GOTP.

Remedy

Upgrade to GoAnwhere MFT 7.8.1 or higher
First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
EPSS
53.86%
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.

Remedy

Upgrade to version 7.4.1 or higher. The vulnerability may also be eliminated in non-container deployments by deleting the InitialAccountSetup.xhtml file in the install directory and restarting the services. For container-deployed instances, replace the file with an empty file and restart. For additional information, see  https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml  (registration required). https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
First published (updated )
Severity
6.3
XSS, Input Validation
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Missing input validation in certain features of the Web Client of Fortra's GoAnywhere prior to version 7.8.0 allows an attacker with permission to trigger emails to insert arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into an email.

Remedy

Upgrade to version 7.8.0
First published (updated )

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