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Critical · 9.9 CVE-2023-42657 EUVD-2023-47090GHSA-vrp3-qmw4-rx8c

WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal

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

Description

In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2, a directory traversal vulnerability was discovered.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to perform file operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on files and folders outside of their authorized WS_FTP folder path.  Attackers could also escape the context of the WS_FTP Server file structure and perform the same level of operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on file and folder locations on the underlying operating system.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Progress Software WS_FTP Server 8.8.0 – < 8.8.2, 8.7.0 – < 8.7.4 8.8.2

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