{"id":"CVE-2023-40047","aliases":["EUVD-2023-44654","GHSA-5829-ch6w-2w9q"],"status":"published","title":"WS_FTP Server Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability","description":"In WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Management module.  An attacker with administrative privileges could import a SSL certificate with malicious attributes containing cross-site scripting payloads.  Once the cross-site scripting payload is successfully stored,  an attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server admins 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":0.00414,"percentile":0.36009,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2023-09-27T14:50:55Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:15:56Z","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-2023-40047"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5829-ch6w-2w9q"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40047","title":"WS_FTP Server Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability","description":"\n\n\nIn WS_FTP Server version prior to 8.8.2, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WS_FTP Server's Management module.  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An attacker with administrative privileges could import a SSL certificate with malicious attributes containing cross-site scripting payloads.  Once the cross-site scripting payload is successfully stored,  an attacker could leverage this vulnerability to target WS_FTP Server admins with a specialized payload which results in the execution of malicious JavaScript within the context of the victims browser.\n\n\n\n\n\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T15:18:58.82Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:15:56.193Z","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":4.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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"}]}}