CVE-2023-40044

Description

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

https://www.huntress.com/blog/critical-vulnerabilities-ws-ftp-exploitation

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attacks-now-target-unpatched-ws-ftp-servers/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2023-40044-cve-2023-42657-progress-software-patches-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ws-ftp

https://therecord.media/progress-new-file-transfer-vulnerability

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/

https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/

https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp

https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023

https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/

https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3