{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-29vf-j74g-gmfc",
  "modified": "2025-02-13T18:31:52Z",
  "published": "2023-09-27T15:30:35Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-40044"
  ],
  "details": "In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and\n\n version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a pre-authenticated attacker could leverage a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module to execute remote commands on the underlying WS_FTP Server operating system.  ",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.assetnote.io/resources/research/rce-in-progress-ws-ftp-ad-hoc-via-iis-http-modules-cve-2023-40044"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174917/Progress-Software-WS_FTP-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-502"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-09-27T15:18:57Z"
  }
}