CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-40047

4.8 MEDIUM Published 2023-09-27 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2023-09-27
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
4.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Description

In 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.

Affected configurations

• progress ws ftp server (< 8.8.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References