CVE-2023-42659 (GCVE-0-2023-42659)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-07 15:13
Modified
2024-09-04 15:24
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Summary
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.6 and 8.8.4, an unrestricted file upload flaw has been identified. An authenticated Ad Hoc Transfer user has the ability to craft an API call which allows them to upload a file to a specified location on the underlying operating system hosting the WS_FTP Server application.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server Version: 8.8.0   ≤
Version: 8.7.0   ≤
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