CVE-2023-40044
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-27 14:48
Modified
2025-02-13 17:03
Severity ?
10.0 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@progress.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@progress.comhttps://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044Third Party Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/Third Party Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Vendor Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://www.progress.com/ws_ftpProduct
security@progress.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.progress.com/ws_ftpProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server Version: 8.8.0   ≤
Version: 8.7.0   ≤
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
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Date added: 2023-10-05

Due date: 2023-10-26

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Known

Notes: https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40044

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