# CVE-2024-7744: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Progress WS_FTP Server

> An authenticated attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Web Transfer Module to download arbitrary files from the server's drive.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9cp-9vc4-2wpg

## What is CVE-2024-7744?

CVE-2024-7744 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server, published on 28 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In WS_FTP Server versions before 8.8.8 (2022.0.8), an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Web Transfer Module allows File Discovery, Probe System Files, User-Controlled Filename, Path Traversal.
 

An authenticated file download flaw has been identified where a user can craft an API call that allows them to download a file from an arbitrary folder on the drive where that user host's root folder is located (by default this is C:)

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7744?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Ws Ftp Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server

- [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-2024-7744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7744 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server, published on 28 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server. 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-2024-7744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.