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Progress WS_FTP Server: CVE-2023-40044: Deserialization of Untrusted Data (remote)

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Progress WS_FTP Server: CVE-2023-40044: Deserialization of Untrusted Data (remote)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/27/2023
Created
10/04/2023
Added
10/04/2023
Modified
10/06/2023

Description

In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 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.

Solution(s)

  • progress-wsftp-sep-2023-critical-advisory

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