CVE-2023-42656

MOVEit Transfer Reflected XSS

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS Score

Published: September 20, 2023 at 04:06 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMOVEit Transfer

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Severity

MEDIUM6.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.6%

SSVC

No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

MOVEit Transfer · Progress

95%

v < 2021.1.82021.1.0 (13.1.0) ≤ v < 2021.1.8 (13.1.8)2022.0.0 ≤ v < 2022.0.82022.0.0 (14.0.0) ≤ v < 2022.0.8 (14.0.8)2022.1.0 ≤ v < 2022.1.92022.1.0 (14.1.0) ≤ v < 2022.1.9 (14.1.9)2023.0.0 ≤ v < 2023.0.62023.0.0 (15.0.0) ≤ v < 2023.0.6 (15.0.6)2021.1.0 (13.1.0)2022.0.0 (14.0.0)2022.1.0 (14.1.0)2023.0.0 (15.0.0)

Affected range stops below 2021.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2021.1.8 (13.1.8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.0.8 (14.0.8), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.1.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022.1.9 (14.1.9), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2023.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2023.0.6 (15.0.6), so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

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

References (2)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

Product

Source: [email protected]

https://www.progress.com/moveit

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMProgressSoftware

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79

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