CVE-2023-24029 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Progress	Ws Ftp Server

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

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'}`

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.

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