CVE-2023-40047

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-40047
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-09-27 15:18:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-27 19:58:00 UTC
DescriptionIn WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Management module. An attacker with administrative privileges could import a SSL certificate with malicious attributes containing cross-site scripting payloads.  Once the cross-site scripting payload is successfully stored,  an attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server admins with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Progress Ws Ftp Server All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Progress Customer Community MISC community.progress.com
WS_FTP - Secure FTP Server and Client Software MISC www.progress.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 27395 Progress WS_FTP Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
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