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Progress WS_FTP Server: CVE-2023-40049: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Progress WS_FTP Server: CVE-2023-40049: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/27/2023
Created
09/30/2023
Added
09/29/2023
Modified
09/29/2023

Description

In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.

Solution(s)

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

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