Progress
CVE-2023-42656
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. 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 include: Progress Moveit Transfer. Version information: before 2021.1.8.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
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.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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