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Vulnerability CVE-2023-42657
Published: 2023-09-27
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In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and
version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a directory traversal vulnerability was discovered. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to perform file operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on files and folders outside of their authorized WS_FTP folder path. Attackers could also escape the context of the WS_FTP Server file structure and perform the same level of operations (delete, rename, rmdir, mkdir) on file and folder locations on the underlying operating system.
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https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
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