Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-40044 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Progress WS FTP Server
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH 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.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044
- https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/
- https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
- 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.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.progress.com/ws_ftp
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/
- 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.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/