# CVE-2023-35708: Progress MOVEit Transfer - SQLi

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Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-35708

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Progress MOVEit Transfer
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** web_application, file_sharing

## Description

In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.8 (13.0.8), 2021.1.6 (13.1.6), 2022.0.6 (14.0.6), 2022.1.7 (14.1.7), and 2023.0.3 (15.0.3), a SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer's database. An attacker could submit a crafted payload to a MOVEit Transfer application endpoint that could result in modification and disclosure of MOVEit database content. These are fixed versions of the DLL drop-in: 2020.1.10 (12.1.10), 2021.0.8 (13.0.8), 2021.1.6 (13.1.6), 2022.0.6 (14.0.6), 2022.1.7 (14.1.7), and 2023.0.3 (15.0.3).

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-35708](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35708) is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer that allows unauthenticated attackers to submit crafted payloads and gain unauthorized access to the application's database. Exploiting this flaw could enable attackers to modify or disclose sensitive database content, potentially leading to data breaches or further compromise of the affected system.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 30th of March 2026.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2023-35708 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2023-35708 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit the `/machine.aspx` endpoint in MOVEit Transfer by sending specially crafted requests, often with a malicious `X-IPSGW-ClientCert` header, to trigger SQL injection and access or modify sensitive database content.

## Timeline

- 2023-06-16: CVE Published. CVE-2023-35708 is published to NVD.
- 2026-03-30: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-35708 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-01: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-35708 for the first time.

## References

- https://www.progress.com/security/moveit-transfer-and-moveit-cloud-vulnerability
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/06/15/progress-software-releases-security-advisory-moveit-transfer-vulnerability
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-35708.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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