CVE-2023-37878 Insecure Default Permissions in Wing FTP Server <= 7.2.0
Insecure default permissions in Wing FTP Server allow attackers to escalate privileges within the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-37878?
CVE-2023-37878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wing FTP Server, published on 12 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insecure default permissions in Wing FTP Server (Admin Web Client) allows for privilege escalation.This issue affects Wing FTP Server: <= 7.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wftpserver Wing Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37878 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-37878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wing FTP Server
- CVE-2025-47812 Wing FTP Server Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
- CVE-2025-47813 Wing FTP Server Information Disclosure
- CVE-2026-44403 Wing FTP Server < 8.1.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Session Serialization
- CVE-2020-37032 Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2019-25267 Wing FTP Server 6.0.7 - Unquoted Service Path
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjwx-g228-98hp.