Progress Patched New MOVEit File Transfer Flaw that Allows Privilege Escalation

Progress, the company behind MOVEit Transfer, has issued a critical security alert addressing a newly discovered vulnerability in its MOVEit Transfer product.

The flaw, CVE-2024-6576, has been classified as a high-severity issue, with a CVSS score of 7.3, indicating a significant user risk.

CVE-2024-6576: Improper Authentication Leading to Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability found in the SFTP module of MOVEit Transfer stems from improper authentication mechanisms that could allow attackers to escalate their privileges. This issue affects several versions of MOVEit Transfer, specifically:

• From 2023.0.0 before 2023.0.12
• From 2023.1.0 before 2023.1.7
• From 2024.0.0 before 2024.0.3

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Urgent Action Required

Progress strongly recommends that all affected customers upgrade to the latest patched versions to mitigate this security risk. The table below outlines the fixed versions available for download:

Fixed Version	Documentation	Release Notes
MOVEit Transfer 2024.0.3 (16.0.3)	Install and upgrade guide	Release Notes 2024.0
MOVEit Transfer 2023.1.7 (15.1.7)	Install and upgrade guide	Release Notes 2023.1
MOVEit Transfer 2023.0.12 (15.0.12)	Install and upgrade guide	Release Notes 2023.0

How to Upgrade

To upgrade, customers should:

1. Log in to the Download Center at Progress Community using their Progress ID credentials.
2. Select the appropriate asset from the “My Active” tab list.
3. Click the download link under the “Related Products & Downloads” section.
4. Download the fixed version from the table above.

If they have any questions or concerns, customers can open a new Technical Support case by logging into the Progress Community.

Those not under a current maintenance agreement are advised to contact the Progress Renewals team or their Progress partner account representative.

Progress emphasizes that upgrading to a patched release using the full installer is the only way to remediate this issue. Users will experience a system outage during the upgrade process.

Cloud customers, however, do not need to take any action as the cloud service has already been updated to the patched version.

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