CVE-2024-7744Network attack vector

Authenticated file disclosure via unsanitized download paths

Published Aug 28, 2024 · Updated Aug 28, 2024

Path traversal in Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through Web Transfer. The FileHandler module uses a user-supplied download path in file operations without validating that the resolved path remains under the account's host root. Exploitation requires a valid account and is limited to files on the drive containing that host root, which is C: by default.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Progress WS_FTP Server before 8.8.8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files through Web Transfer. The FileHandler module uses a user-supplied download path in file operations without validating that the resolved path remains under the account's host root. Exploitation requires a valid account and is limited to files on the drive containing that host root, which is C: by default.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7744
Published
Aug 28, 2024
Updated
Aug 28, 2024
Vendor
Progress Software Corporation
Product
WS_FTP Server
Classifications
CWE-73, CWE-22, T1083, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.8.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Progress Software Corporation · WS_FTP Serverversion=0 <8.8.8

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1005Data from Local System

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