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CVE-2023-34362: MOVEit Transfer

SQL Injection: Is CVE-2023-34362 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Public exploit
Metasploit +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9.8 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
100%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-89 · SQL Injection
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Real — exploited in the wild

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

In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.6 (13.0.6), 2021.1.4 (13.1.4), 2022.0.4 (14.0.4), 2022.1.5 (14.1.5), and 2023.0.1 (15.0.1), a SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to MOVEit Transfer's database. Depending on the database engine being used (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or Azure SQL), an attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database, and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements. NOTE: this is exploited in the wild in May and June 2023; exploitation of unpatched systems can occur via HTTP or HTTPS. All versions (e.g., 2020.0 and 2019x) before the five explicitly mentioned versions are affected, including older unsupported versions.

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Real, and one of the biggest data-theft events ever. It is a SQL injection bug in the Progress MOVEit Transfer web application. Attackers used it to steal huge amounts of data from thousands of organizations. The Cl0p ransomware group mass-exploited it as a zero-day.

    Who is affected: any internet-facing MOVEit Transfer web application on the vulnerable versions. If your MOVEit web interface was exposed during mid-2023, assume attackers tried it.

    Very important: this was exploited as a zero-day before a patch existed. So do not just patch and move on. You must check for compromise. Attackers dropped a web shell (commonly a file named human2.aspx) and created backdoor admin accounts. Look for those specifically.

    Commonly flagged by: Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Upgrade MOVEit Transfer to a patched version (Progress released fixes for all supported branches from late May 2023, plus follow-ups). Then hunt for compromise, because this was a zero-day. Look for the human2.aspx web shell (and variants) in the wwwroot folder, unexpected files, new or unknown admin or service accounts, and large unusual downloads in the logs. Rotate the credentials and API keys used by MOVEit.

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Same weakness: CWE-89 · SQL Injection.