CVE-2024-0204
Published: 22 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0204 is a critical-severity Forced Browsing (CWE-425) vulnerability in Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-0204 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT software prior to version 7.4.1. The flaw, assigned CWE-425, resides in the administration portal and permits an unauthenticated remote attacker to directly create an administrative user account without any prior credentials or user interaction.
An attacker with network access to the exposed administration interface can exploit the issue to provision a new admin account, after which they obtain full control over the managed file transfer environment. This results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, consistent with the CVSS 9.8 rating.
Vendor advisories from Fortra direct customers to upgrade to GoAnywhere MFT 7.4.1 or later; the security advisory FI-2024-001 and the customer portal list the fixed release along with remediation guidance. Public exploit code for both the authentication bypass and subsequent unauthenticated remote code execution has been posted to Packet Storm.
The EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.9336 with a current value of 0.9305, indicating sustained high exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16003
Vulnerability details
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.
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Mitigating Controls
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Forcing a decision on every access request, including direct ones, reduces the exploitability of forced browsing by ensuring no unchecked access paths.
Forces all accesses through the reference monitor, preventing direct or forced requests that bypass checks.
Enforcing access for all logical requests prevents unauthorized direct access to protected resources.
Displaying the notification before further access on public systems prevents direct resource requests from bypassing the required system use terms and consent.
Decoy endpoints catch forced browsing and direct requests, deflecting attackers from legitimate resources while enabling analysis.
Blocks unauthorized direct requests or forced browsing by denying input access to non-authorized actors.