Goanywhere Managed File Transfer
CVE-2024-11922
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 6.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.14%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Missing input validation in certain features of the Web Client of Fortra's GoAnywhere prior to version 7.8.0 allows an attacker with permission to trigger emails to insert arbitrary HTML or. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Missing input validation in certain features of the Web Client of Fortra's GoAnywhere prior to version 7.8.0 allows an attacker with permission to trigger emails to insert arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into an email. Affected products include: Fortra Goanywhere Managed File Transfer. Version information: version 7.8.0.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing input validation in certain features of the Web Client of Fortra's GoAnywhere prior to version 7.8.0 allows an attacker with permission to trigger emails to insert arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into an email.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2024-11922 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 6.3. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement CSP headers, enable HttpOnly cookies, deploy WAF XSS rules.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
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)CVE.org
Fortra (formerly, HelpSystems) GoAnywhere MFT suffers from a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in the L
Remote code execution in Fortra's GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer arises when the License Servlet deserializes an attac
Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via
An authentication bypass vulnerability in GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.6.0 allows Admin Users with access to the Agent Cons
A path traversal vulnerability exists in GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.2 which allows attackers to circumvent endpoint-spe
An Improper Access Control in the SFTP service in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to version 7.9.0 allows Web Users with a
When a Web User without Create permission on subfolders attempts to upload a file to a non-existent directory, the error
GitHub PoC
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