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CVE-2023-42656: MOVEit Transfer Reflected XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

In Progress MOVEit Transfer versions released before 2021.1.8 (13.1.8), 2022.0.8 (14.0.8), 2022.1.9 (14.1.9), 2023.0.6 (15.0.6), a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in MOVEit Transfer's web interface.  An attacker could craft a malicious payload targeting MOVEit Transfer users during the package composition procedure.  If a MOVEit user interacts with the crafted payload, the attacker would be able to execute malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.

Affected products

• Progress MOVEit Transfer: before 2021.1.8; from 2022.0.0 before 2022.0.8; from 2022.1.0 before 2022.1.9; from 2023.0.0 before 2023.0.6 — fixed in 2021.1.8, 2022.0.8, 2022.1.9, 2023.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress MOVEit Transfer 2021.1.8, 2022.0.8, 2022.1.9, 2023.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Service-Pack-September-2023
• https://www.progress.com/moveit
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Service-Pack-September-2023
• https://www.progress.com/moveit

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