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Moveit TransferApplication · Progress

CVE-2023-36934

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-07-05
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 12.1.11 / 13.0.9 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
High EPSS Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2020.1.11 (12.1.11), 2021.0.9 (13.0.9), 2021.1.7 (13.1.7), 2022.0.7 (14.0.7), 2022.1.8 (14.1.8), and 2023.0.4 (15.0.4), a SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to the MOVEit Transfer database. An attacker could submit a crafted payload to a MOVEit Transfer application endpoint that could result in modification and disclosure of MOVEit database content.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-89

User input is woven into a database query, letting an attacker rewrite the query's logic. From there they can read, alter, or destroy data — frequently the entire database. The reliable fix is parameterised queries (prepared statements), so input is always treated as data and never as SQL.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Moveit TransferApplication
Affected:< 12.1.11>= 13.0.0, < 13.0.9>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.7>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.7>= 14.1.0, < 14.1.8>= 15.0.0, < 15.0.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 12.1.11 / 13.0.9 / 13.1.7 or later
Fixed in 12.1.1113.0.913.1.7
Vendor patch community.progress.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to the minimum fixed version for your branch: 12.1.11, 13.0.9, 13.1.7, 14.0.7, 14.1.8, or 15.0.4 (or later)

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of MOVEit Transfer by checking the application's about page or installed programs.
  2. 2. Determine which version branch you are currently running (12.x, 13.0.x, 13.1.x, 14.0.x, or 14.1.x, or 15.0.x).
  3. 3. Download the appropriate patched version from the Progress Customer Portal or official download channels: For 12.x branch, upgrade to 12.1.11 or later; For 13.0.x branch, upgrade to 13.0.9 or later; For 13.1.x branch, upgrade to 13.1.7 or later; For 14.0.x branch, upgrade to 14.0.7 or later; For 14.1.x branch, upgrade to 14.1.8 or later; For 15.0.x branch, upgrade to 15.0.4 or later.
  4. 4. Review the Progress MOVEit Transfer upgrade documentation and release notes before initiating the upgrade.
  5. 5. Perform a full backup of the MOVEit Transfer database and configuration files.
  6. 6. Schedule a maintenance window as the upgrade may require service interruption.
  7. 7. Execute the upgrade following Progress official installation instructions.
  8. 8. After upgrade, verify the application is running the patched version.
Caveat Standard upgrade risks apply - test in non-production environment first; review release notes for any configuration changes or deprecations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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