CVE-2023-40049
WS_FTP Server Information Disclosure via Directory Listing
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2,
an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WS_FTP Server Information Disclosure via Directory Listing
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2,
an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
- Record
CVE-2023-40049- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44656
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2,
an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44656- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3c55-6x27-8w5g
In WS_FTP Server version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, an unauthenticated user could enumerate files...
In WS_FTP Server version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
- Record
GHSA-3c55-6x27-8w5g- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2,
an unauthenticated user could enumerate files under the 'WebServiceHost' directory listing.
- Record
CVE-2023-40049- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40049 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Progress Ws Ftp Server, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.