Broken Access Control Leads to Limited Denial of Service in GoAnywhere MFT 7.8.0 and earlier
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| Fortra | GoAnywhere MFT | unaffected |
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade to GoAnwhere MFT 7.8.1 or higher
Vendor Workaround
* Ensure all users configured to use GOTP email for 2FA already have an email set. * In situations where the email cannot be set ahead of time (ex: Self-Registration), switch Admin and Web User Templates to use another 2FA option such as Time-based One-Time Password or RADIUS.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-21703 | Broken access control in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.8.1 allows an attacker to create a denial of service situation when configured to use GoAnywhere One-Time Password (GOTP) email two-factor authentication (2FA) and the user has not set an email address. In this scenario, the attacker may enter the email address of a known user when prompted and the user will be disabled if that user has configured GOTP. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
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This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.380% probability within 30 days)
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| Description | Broken access control in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.8.1 allows an attacker to create a denial of service situation when configured to use GoAnywhere One-Time Password (GOTP) email two-factor authentication (2FA) and the user has not set an email address. In this scenario, the attacker may enter the email address of a known user when prompted and the user will be disabled if that user has configured GOTP. | |
| Title | Broken Access Control Leads to Limited Denial of Service in GoAnywhere MFT 7.8.0 and earlier | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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