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CVE-2020-8612

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In Progress MOVEit Transfer 2019.1 before 2019.1.4 and 2019.2 before 2019.2.1, a REST API endpoint failed to adequately sanitize malicious input, which could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in a victim's browser, aka XSS.

Affected products

• Progess Moveit Transfer: from 2019.1 before 2019.1.4 — fixed in 2019.1.4
• Progress MOVEit Transfer: from 2019.2 before 2019.2.1 — fixed in 2019.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progess Moveit Transfer 2019.1.4; Progress MOVEit Transfer 2019.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.ipswitch.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Security-Vulnerabilities-Feb-2020
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_1/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49443.htm
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_2/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49677.htm
• https://status.moveitcloud.com/
• https://community.ipswitch.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Security-Vulnerabilities-Feb-2020
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_1/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49443.htm
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2019_2/ReleaseNotes/en/index.htm#49677.htm
• https://status.moveitcloud.com/

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