CVE-2023-42657in critical feed
WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal
Published 3 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2, a directory traversal vulnerability was discovered. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to perform file operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on files and folders outside of their authorized WS_FTP folder path. Attackers could also escape the context of the WS_FTP Server file structure and perform the same level of operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on file and folder locations on the underlying operating system.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
16.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server
- progress ws_ftp_server
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- progress.com /ws_ftp · product, x_transferred
- community.progress.com /s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2023-42657
- NVD: CVE-2023-42657
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