{"id":"CVE-2023-40045","aliases":["EUVD-2023-44652","GHSA-6mm6-4c6x-2xpr"],"status":"published","title":"WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability","description":"In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,\n\n a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Ad Hoc Transfer module.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server users with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00879,"percentile":0.59397,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2023-09-27T14:49:45Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:15:55Z","products":[{"vendor":"progress","product":"ws_ftp_server"},{"vendor":"progress software corporation","product":"ws_ftp server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp","tags":["product","x_transferred","Product"]},{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40045"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mm6-4c6x-2xpr"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40045","title":"WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability","description":"\n\n\nIn WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,\n\n a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Ad Hoc Transfer module.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server users with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T14:49:45.334Z","modified":"2024-09-24T14:25:59.931Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:21.971258Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-44652","description":"\n\n\nIn WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,\n\n a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Ad Hoc Transfer module.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server users with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T14:49:45Z","modified":"2024-09-24T14:25:59Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:16.146478Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-6mm6-4c6x-2xpr","title":"In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and\n\n version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a reflected...","description":"In WS_FTP Server version 8.7.0 prior to 8.7.4 and\n\n version 8.8.0 prior to 8.8.2, a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Ad Hoc Transfer module.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server users with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T15:30:35Z","modified":"2024-04-04T07:52:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:56:55.413626Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40045","description":"\n\n\nIn WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2,\n\n a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Ad Hoc Transfer module.  An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server users with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T15:18:57.897Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:15:55.49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:31.699785Z"}]}}