CVE-2023-40046
WS_FTP Server SQL Injection via Administrative Interface
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,
a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WS_FTP Server manager interface. An attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WS_FTP Server SQL Injection via Administrative Interface
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,
a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WS_FTP Server manager interface. An attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements.
- Record
CVE-2023-40046- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44653
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,
a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WS_FTP Server manager interface. An attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44653- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m857-4vjp-6jvc
In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a SQL...
In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and
version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WS_FTP Server manager interface. An attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements.
- Record
GHSA-m857-4vjp-6jvc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,
a SQL injection vulnerability exists in the WS_FTP Server manager interface. An attacker may be able to infer information about the structure and contents of the database and execute SQL statements that alter or delete database elements.
- Record
CVE-2023-40046- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- 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-2023-40046 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) 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 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.