🛡️ CVE-2023-40045
🟠 CVSS 8.3 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-79 NVD
8.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In WS_FTP Server versions prior to 8.7.4 and 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.

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-79
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-09-27
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2024-11-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ws-ftp-server 8.8 8.8.2

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