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SQL Injection in Progress MOVEit Transfer

IdentifiersCVE-2023-35708CWE-89· Improper Neutralization of Special…

CVE-2023-35708 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the Progress MOVEit Transfer web application. According to the provided content, affected versions are MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.8 (13.0.8), 2021.1.6 (13.1.6), 2022.0.6 (14.0.6), 2022.1.7 (14.1.7), and 2023.0.3 (15.0.3), with a fixed DLL drop-in also provided for 2020.1.10 (12.1.10). The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit a crafted payload to a MOVEit Transfer application endpoint, resulting in unauthorized access to the MOVEit database. Successful exploitation can lead to modification and disclosure of database content. While some mention contexts refer to this issue as privilege escalation, the primary description in the supplied content characterizes it as an unauthenticated SQL injection in the web application.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer database and to disclose or modify database contents. Based on the supplied CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), the vulnerability has high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. In practical terms, this can expose sensitive stored data, permit tampering with application data, and potentially support further compromise of the MOVEit environment.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce or eliminate exposure of the MOVEit Transfer web application to untrusted networks, especially HTTP/HTTPS access to the vulnerable application endpoints. The supplied content also recommends following Progress vendor guidance, prioritizing internet-exposed instances, performing forensic examination for indicators of compromise, and rotating relevant credentials or keys if compromise is suspected. Mitigation is temporary; patching to a fixed release is required.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade MOVEit Transfer to a fixed version: 2021.0.8 (13.0.8), 2021.1.6 (13.1.6), 2022.0.6 (14.0.6), 2022.1.7 (14.1.7), or 2023.0.3 (15.0.3), as applicable. For 2020.1.x deployments, apply the fixed DLL drop-in version 2020.1.10 (12.1.10). If running unsupported older releases, upgrade to a supported fixed version. Because MOVEit vulnerabilities in this period were associated with active exploitation campaigns, organizations should also assess systems for compromise and remove any attacker-created artifacts or accounts if found.
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