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FKIE_CVE-2023-40047

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-27 15:18 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:15
Severity
8.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Management module. An attacker with administrative privileges could import a SSL certificate with malicious attributes containing cross-site scripting payloads.  Once the cross-site scripting payload is successfully stored,  an attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server admins with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.
References
security@progress.comhttps://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Vendor Advisory
security@progress.comhttps://www.progress.com/ws_ftpProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.progress.com/ws_ftpProduct
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
progress ws_ftp_server *
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