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Moveit TransferApplication · Progress

CVE-2023-6218

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2022.0.9 / 2022.1.10 or later.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 versions released before 2022.0.9 (14.0.9), 2022.1.10 (14.1.10), 2023.0.7 (15.0.7), a privilege escalation path associated with group administrators has been identified.  It is possible for a group administrator to elevate a group members permissions to the role of an organization administrator.

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 · high confidence

This is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer file transfer software. A group administrator can elevate a group member's permissions to the role of organization administrator, bypassing the intended permission boundaries between group and organization administrative roles.

MitigationUpgrade MOVEit Transfer to version 2022.0.9 (14.0.9), 2022.1.10 (14.1.10), 2023.0.7 (15.0.7) or later. Review existing group administrator assignments and audit permission changes for any signs of exploitation.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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:<= 2021.1.0>= 2022.0.0, < 2022.0.9>= 2022.1.0, < 2022.1.10>= 2023.0.0, < 2023.0.7>= 2023.1.0, < 2023.1.2

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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify MOVEit Transfer is installed
    Check for the MOVEit Transfer web application in IIS Manager or look for the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\MOVEit Transfer or /opt/MOVEit/Transfer)
    Affected if MOVEit Transfer software is present on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Access the MOVEit Transfer web interface and check the version displayed in the help/about section, or inspect the assembly version in the installed binaries
    Affected if The installed version falls within any of these ranges: <= 2021.1.0; >= 2022.0.0 and < 2022.0.9; >= 2022.1.0 and < 2022.1.10; >= 2023.0.0 and < 2023.0.7; >= 2023.1.0 and < 2023.1.2
  3. Confirm group administrative roles exist
    Log into the MOVEit Transfer admin interface and navigate to the user/group management section. Look for users assigned the 'Group Administrator' role
    Affected if At least one user is assigned the Group Administrator role in MOVEit Transfer
  4. Check for organization administrator roles
    In the admin interface, verify if Organization Administrator roles are configured and review the membership of administrative groups
    Affected if Both Group Administrator and Organization Administrator roles are present in the environment
  5. Audit recent permission changes
    Review MOVEit Transfer audit logs or security logs for any recent changes where group members were promoted to organization-level permissions
    Affected if Any suspicious elevation of group members to organization administrator permissions are found in logs

You are affected if MOVEit Transfer is installed and the version is within the vulnerable ranges listed AND your environment has group administrator accounts that could potentially be exploited for privilege escalation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2022.0.9 / 2022.1.10 / 2023.0.7 or later
Fixed in 2022.0.92022.1.102023.0.7
Interim mitigation

Upgrade MOVEit Transfer to version 2022.0.9 (14.0.9), 2022.1.10 (14.1.10), 2023.0.7 (15.0.7) or later. Review existing group administrator assignments and audit permission changes for any signs of exploitation.

Recommended fix High confidence

2022.0.9, 2022.1.10, or 2023.0.7 (or later respective releases)

  1. Identify your current MOVEit Transfer version from the administration interface or system information
  2. Determine which version branch you are currently running (2021.x, 2022.0.x, 2022.1.x, or 2023.0.x)
  3. Upgrade to a fixed release: For 2021.x users, upgrade to 2022.0.9 or later (or 2022.1.10 or later, or 2023.0.7 or later)
  4. For 2022.0.x users, upgrade to version 2022.0.9 or later
  5. For 2022.1.x users, upgrade to version 2022.1.10 or later
  6. For 2023.0.x users, upgrade to version 2023.0.7 or later
  7. After upgrade, verify the group administrator privilege escalation vulnerability is resolved by testing that group administrators can no longer elevate member permissions to organization administrator
Caveat Review Progress MOVEit Transfer release notes for your target version to check for any breaking changes or migration requirements before upgrading

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

Fix this in Moveit Transfer Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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