CVE-2023-42659 WS_FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload
An authenticated Ad Hoc Transfer user can upload arbitrary files to the server, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42659?
CVE-2023-42659 is a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server, published on 7 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42659?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Ws Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42659?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server
- CVE-2023-40044 Progress WS_FTP Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-42657 WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal
- CVE-2008-0590 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2023-40045 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-40047 WS_FTP Server Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability