Vulnerability Report

CVE-2023-40047

Title: Progress Ws Ftp Server Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2023-40047.

CWE Category CWE-79
Published Date Sep 27, 2023
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 8.3 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.02%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-40047: 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.

Impacted Vendors

P
progress 1
I
ipswitch 1

Reference Links

https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023 https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023 https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2023-40047 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.