id: CVE-2023-40044 info: name: WS_FTP Server - Insecure Deserialization author: 0x_Akoko severity: critical description: | In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 8.8.2, a pre-authenticated attacker could leverage a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module to execute remote commands on the underlying WS_FTP Server operating system. impact: | Unauthenticated attackers can exploit .NET deserialization vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module to execute arbitrary commands on the WS_FTP Server, potentially compromising the entire file transfer infrastructure and accessing all transferred files. remediation: | Update Progress WS_FTP Server to version 8.7.4 or 8.8.2 or later that properly validates deserialization input in the Ad Hoc Transfer module. reference: - https://attackerkb.com/topics/bn32f9sNax/cve-2023-40044 - https://censys.com/cve-2023-40044/ - https://www.progress.com/ws_ftp - https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/29/etr-critical-vulnerabilities-in-ws_ftp-server/ - https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/02/ws_ftp_update/ classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H cvss-score: 10 cve-id: CVE-2023-40044 cwe-id: CWE-502 epss-score: 0.9015 epss-percentile: 0.99783 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* metadata: verified: true shodan-query: title:"Ad Hoc Transfer" max-request: 1 vendor: progress product: ws_ftp_server tags: cve,cve2023,ws_ftp,kev,passive,vkev http: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/AHT/AHT_UI/public/js/app.min.js" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex part: body regex: - '/\*! fileTransfer \d+-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(19\d{2}|20[01]\d|202[0-2]) \*/' - '/\*! fileTransfer \d+-(0[1-8])-2023 \*/' condition: or - type: status status: - 200 extractors: - type: regex part: body regex: - '\d+-(0[1-9]|1[0-2])-(19\d{2}|20[01]\d|202[0-2])' - '\d+-(0[1-8])-2023' # digest: 4b0a00483046022100e2845a4a2124c2d525546d0daa3611c29396893db5723a82aaf1be47b7fb90de0221009ad284cb06279dacf36f8e8fede70b0cc65301ef3073777227e79ba2cf4f3375:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950