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CVE-2022-27665

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 33.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Reflected XSS (via AngularJS sandbox escape expressions) exists in Progress Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 8.6.0. This can lead to execution of malicious code and commands on the client due to improper handling of user-provided input. By inputting malicious payloads in the subdirectory searchbar or Add folder filename boxes, it is possible to execute client-side commands. For example, there is Client-Side Template Injection via subFolderPath to the ThinClient/WtmApiService.asmx/GetFileSubTree URI.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WS_FTP Server: 8.6.0

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htm
• https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023
• https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htm
• https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665

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