CVE-2024-9945
Published: 13 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-9945 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Fortra (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 45.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-50408
Vulnerability details
An information-disclosure vulnerability exists in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT application prior to version 7.7.0 that allows external access to the resources in certain admin root folders.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
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.
Decoys supply misleading data and log access attempts, directly detecting and deflecting unauthorized information exposure.
Review and removal of nonpublic information from publicly accessible systems directly prevents exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized actors.
Documenting information locations and authorized users enables better protection against unauthorized exposure of sensitive data.
Protecting confidentiality of backup information prevents unauthorized exposure of sensitive data stored in backups.
Sanitizing equipment to remove specified information before off-site maintenance prevents exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors such as external maintenance personnel.
The media protection policy defines requirements and procedures to prevent unauthorized disclosure or access to sensitive information on media.
Assessing control effectiveness and providing incident communication channels at alternate sites reduces the likelihood of sensitive information exposure to unauthorized actors.
Requiring protection of the program plan from unauthorized disclosure directly reduces exposure of sensitive security program details and control descriptions.