CVE-2023-40044
critical · 10Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2023-10-05Remediation due 2023-10-26
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In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2, a pre-authenticated attacker could leverage a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module to execute remote commands on the underlying WS_FTP Server operating system.
10
CVSS
90.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2023-09-27
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| progress | ws_ftp_server | < 8.7.4 |
| progress | ws_ftp_server | >= 8.8, < 8.8.2 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044
- https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
- https://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044
- https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/
- https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044
- https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
- https://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044
- https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/
- https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-40044
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2023-40044