Path traversal in WS_FTP - CVE-2023-42657

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU81276

Path traversal in WS_FTP - CVE-2023-42657

Published: September 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81276
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42657
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WS_FTP
Software vendor:
Progress Software Corporation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can escape the context of the WS_FTP Server file structure and perform file operations on any file on the underlying system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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