Rapid7 managed services teams are observing exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer solution across multiple customer environments. We have observed an uptick in related cases since the vulnerability was disclosed publicly yesterday (May 31, 2023); file transfer solutions have been popular targets for attackers, including ransomware groups, in recent years. We strongly recommend that MOVEit Transfer customers prioritize mitigation on an emergency basis.
Progress Software published an advisory on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 warning of a critical SQL injection vulnerability in their MOVEit Transfer solution. The vulnerability, which currently does not have a CVE, is a SQL injection flaw that allows for “escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access” on target systems. While the advisory does not explicitly confirm the vulnerability was exploited by threat actors as a zero-day, Progress Software is advising MOVEit customers to check for indicators of unauthorized access over “at least the past 30 days,” which implies that attacker activity was detected before the vulnerability was disclosed.
As of May 31, there were roughly 2,500 instances of MOVEit Transfer exposed to the public internet, the majority of which look to be in the United States. Rapid7 has previously analyzed similar SQLi-to-RCE flaws in network edge systems; these types of vulnerabilities can provide threat actors with initial access to corporate networks.
Observed attacker behavior
Our teams have so far observed the same webshell name in multiple customer environments, which may indicate automated exploitation. Rapid7 analyzed a sample webshell payload associated with successful exploitation. The webshell code would firs ..
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