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High · 8.3 CVE-2023-40047 EUVD-2023-44654GHSA-5829-ch6w-2w9q

WS_FTP Server Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Published Sep 27, 2023 · Updated Sep 24, 2024 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Progress Software WS_FTP Server 8.8.0 – < 8.8.2 8.8.2

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