CVE-2023-40044

unknown KEV

Published 2023-10-05 · Modified 2023-10-05

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

Progress WS_FTP Server contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module that allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote commands on the underlying operating system.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Progress
Product: WS_FTP Server
Due date: 2023-10-26

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/http/ws_ftp_rce_cve_2023_40044 rank 600

Progress Software WS_FTP Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

References

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

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.