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Critical Vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow

The security update addresses a critical SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an attacker to modify data and create administrative users

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Summary

The security update addresses a critical SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an attacker to modify data and create administrative users


Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Threat details

Introduction

Fortra has released a security update addressing a critical vulnerability found in FileCatalyst Workflow. FileCatalyst is an accelerated file transfer software solution that allows the transfer of large files over remote networks.

CVE-2024-5276 is an SQL Injection vulnerability with a CVSSv3 score of 9.8 (critical), which if exploited could allow an unauthenticated attacker to modify or delete data in the application database, and create administrative users.

Public proof-of-concept exploit available for CVE-2024-5276

A proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2024-5276 has been made publicly available by security researchers, which increases the likelihood of exploitation.


Remediation advice

Affected organisations are encouraged to review Forta Security Advisory FI-2024-008 and update to version 5.1.6 Build 139 (or later).


Definitive source of threat updates


Last edited: 27 June 2024 2:30 pm