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CVE-2023-0669
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT License Response Servlet Command Injection
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security
- Ron Bowes of Rapid7
- Caitlin Condon of Rapid7
- Fryco of Frycos Security
References
- https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml#zerodayfeb1
- https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/109795710941843934
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/02/03/exploitation-of-goanywhere-mft-zero-day-vulnerability/
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/mg883Nbeva/cve-2023-0669/rapid7-analysis
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/17607
- https://duo.com/decipher/fortra-patches-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-goanywhere-mft
- https://frycos.github.io/vulns4free/2023/02/06/goanywhere-forgotten.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171789/Goanywhere-Encryption-Helper-7.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
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Affected Vendor
Fortra
View all reports →Affected Software
Goanywhere MFT
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 6th, 2023
Last Modified:
October 21st, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available