VDB-316620 · CVE-2025-3871 · Nessus 265946

Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.8.0 GOTP authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.8.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component GOTP. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-3871. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT up to 7.8.0. Affected is an unknown part of the component GOTP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at fortra.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-3871 since 04/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265946 (Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) < 7.8.1 Broken Access Control (fi-2025-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (265946). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Fortra

Name

GoAnywhere MFT

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (Fortra): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265946
Nessus Name: Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) < 7.8.1 Broken Access Control (fi-2025-009)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: GoAnywhere MFT 7.8.1

Timelineinfo

04/22/2025 CVE reserved
07/16/2025 +85 days Advisory disclosed
07/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/27/2025 +73 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fortra.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3871 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3871
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316620

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2025 17:01
Updated: 09/27/2025 17:07
Changes: 07/16/2025 17:01 (63), 09/27/2025 17:07 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103