# CVE-2023-40044: A Progress WS_FTP Server bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2023-10-05)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Progress WS_FTP Server (CVE-2023-40044) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2023-40044. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Progress WS_FTP Server contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the Ad Hoc Transfer module that allows an authenticated attacker to execute remote commands on the underlying operating system.

## Sources
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40044
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40044

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.