# CVE-2023-24029: Privilege escalation in n/a

> A host administrator can elevate privileges via the administrative interface due to insufficient authorization controls in WS_FTP Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pc24-6vhp-r88j

## What is CVE-2023-24029?

CVE-2023-24029 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8, it is possible for a host administrator to elevate their privileges via the administrative interface due to insufficient authorization controls applied on user modification workflows.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Ws Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24029?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-40044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40044/): Progress WS_FTP Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-42657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42657/): WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-42659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42659/): WS_FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2008-0590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0590/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2023-40045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40045/): WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24029 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24029

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24029/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.