TI-2023-20941 Aliases CVE-2023-40051 GHSA-8crr-j42r-277p

Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge File Upload via Directory Traversal

MEDIUM 43CWE-434Published 2024-01-18 · Updated 2025-06-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

This issue affects Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge in versions 11.7 prior to 11.7.18, 12.2 prior to 12.2.13, and innovation releases prior to 12.8.0. An attacker can formulate a request for a WEB transport that allows unintended file uploads to a server directory path on the system running PASOE. If the upload contains a payload that can further exploit the server or its network, the launch of a larger scale attack may be possible.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00557 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed OpenEdge (Progress Software Corporation): 11.7.18, 12.2.13, 12.8.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Progress	OpenEdge	11.7.0 to before 11.7.18; 12.2.0 to before 12.2.13; Innovation Releases to before 12.8.0	11.7.18, 12.2.13, 12.8.0	Patch available	CNA

OpenEdge VendorProgress Affected 11.7.0 to before 11.7.18; 12.2.0 to before 12.2.13; Innovation Releases to before 12.8.0 Fixed in 11.7.18, 12.2.13, 12.8.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge::::::::	11.7 to before 11.7.18; 12.2 to before 12.2.13	Vulnerable	Progress
cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge_innovation::::::::	before 12.8.0	Vulnerable	Progress

cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.7 to before 11.7.18; 12.2 to before 12.2.13 Vulnerable ·Progress
cpe:2.3:a:progress:openedge_innovation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.8.0 Vulnerable ·Progress

Remediation

Fix · CNA OpenEdge (Progress Software Corporation) Fixed in 11.7.18, 12.2.13, 12.8.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2024-01-18
Progress Software OpenEdge 11.7.18, 12.2.13, 12.8.0
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-20942 Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge Denial of ServicePriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40051
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8crr-j42r-277p

References

Advisory 1

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Progress-OpenEdge-Critical-Alert-for-Progress-Application-Server-in-OpenEdge-PASOE-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Vulnerability-in-WEB-Transport

Other 1

https://www.progress.com/openedge

TI-2024-01310 Authentication Bypass in OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2007-02334 Heap-based buffer overflow in _mprosrv.exe in Progress Software Progress 9.1E and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2015-07624 Insecure default configuration in Progress Software OpenEdge 10.2x and 11.x allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-06806 Direct local client connections to MS Agents can bypass authentication CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
TI-2023-17041 In Progress OpenEdge OEM (OpenEdge Management) and OEE (OpenEdge Explorer) before 12.7, a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-20942 Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge Denial of Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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