WS_FTP Server Information Disclosure via Directory Listing
Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00888 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WS_FTP Server (Progress Software Corporation): 8.8.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WS_FTP Server (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 8.8.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software WS_FTP Server — community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vul…
7 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization VulnerabilityPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2023-22761 WS_FTP Server Directory TraversalPriority MEDIUM 59
- TI-2023-20935 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40049
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c55-6x27-8w5g
References
More Progress Ws Ftp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2003-00715 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP 3 and 4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04675 Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2006-04816 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2001-00976 Buffer overflows in WS_FTP 2.02 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-22761 WS_FTP Server Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-40049 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40049 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3c55-6x27-8w5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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