CVE-2023-24029Network attack vector

Host-admin privilege escalation via unchecked user modification

Published Feb 3, 2023 · Updated Mar 26, 2025

Incorrect authorization in Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8 allows remote authenticated users to elevate host privileges. The administrative interface applies insufficient authorization controls when a host administrator modifies users, permitting privileges beyond the account's intended authority. A valid host-administrator session is required, and Progress has not published the affected request parameters or precise elevated role.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.89%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8 allows remote authenticated users to elevate host privileges. The administrative interface applies insufficient authorization controls when a host administrator modifies users, permitting privileges beyond the account's intended authority. A valid host-administrator session is required, and Progress has not published the affected request parameters or precise elevated role.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24029
Published
Feb 3, 2023
Updated
Mar 26, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.2NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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