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SQL Injection in Progress MOVEit Transfer

IdentifiersCVE-2023-35036CWE-89· Improper Neutralization of Special…

CVE-2023-35036 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the Progress MOVEit Transfer web application. According to the vendor description, affected versions prior to 2021.0.7 (13.0.7), 2021.1.5 (13.1.5), 2022.0.5 (14.0.5), 2022.1.6 (14.1.6), and 2023.0.2 (15.0.2) contain one or more SQL injection flaws in application endpoints. An unauthenticated attacker can submit a crafted payload to a MOVEit Transfer endpoint and cause unauthorized SQL operations against the MOVEit database. The issue can result in unauthorized access to database content, including disclosure and modification of stored data. The specific vulnerable function or endpoint is not identified in the provided content.

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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 MOVEit database content. Based on the provided material and CVSS characterization, the impact is high for confidentiality and integrity, and may also affect availability depending on what database operations are performed. In practical terms, this can expose sensitive managed file transfer metadata and other application data stored in the database, and permit tampering with that data.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce or remove exposure of the MOVEit Transfer web application from untrusted networks. The provided content indicates temporary blocking of HTTP/HTTPS access, prioritizing internet-exposed instances, and placing the service behind a firewall, VPN, or SSO landing page as interim risk-reduction measures. These are mitigations only and do not replace patching.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor-fixed version appropriate to the installed release: 2021.0.7 (13.0.7), 2021.1.5 (13.1.5), 2022.0.5 (14.0.5), 2022.1.6 (14.1.6), or 2023.0.2 (15.0.2). For MOVEit Transfer 2020.1.x, Progress provided a special patch. For 2020.0.x or older, upgrade to a supported version. The content also states that MOVEit Cloud clusters were patched by Progress.
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Progress SoftwareMoveit Transferapplication

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