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Critical · 9.8 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-0204 EUVD-2024-16003GHSA-f8xf-39w2-mrc6

Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT

Published Jan 22, 2024 · Updated May 30, 2025 · Assigned by Fortra

Vendor: Fortra Product: GoAnywhere MFT

Description

Authentication bypass in Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT prior to 7.4.1 allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user via the administration portal.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Fortra GoAnywhere MFT 6.0.1 – < 7.4.1 7.4.1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 3 repositories

  • horizon3ai/CVE-2024-0204 ★ 63 · Jan 23, 2024

    Authentication Bypass in GoAnywhere MFT

  • cbeek-r7/CVE-2024-0204 ★ 5 · Jan 23, 2024

    Scanning for vulnerable GoAnywhere MFT CVE-2024-0204

  • m-cetin/CVE-2024-0204 ★ 2 · Jan 24, 2024

    This script exploits the CVE-2024-0204 vulnerability in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT, allowing the creation of unauthorized administrative users, for educational and authorized testing purposes.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Advisories 1

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