CVE-2023-24029 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8, it is possible for a host administrator to elevate their privileges via the administrative interface due to insufficient authorization controls applied on user modification workflows.

Published: 2023-02-03

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28093	In Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8, it is possible for a host administrator to elevate their privileges via the administrative interface due to insufficient authorization controls applied on user modification workflows.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00522.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Security-Product-Alert-Bulletin-January-2023?popup=true
https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp

History

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Progress Ws Ftp Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-26T18:45:09.728Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-24029

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:49:08.945Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-03T21:15:11.757

Modified: 2025-03-26T19:15:23.760

Link: CVE-2023-24029

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-863

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