CVE-2022-27665
Reflected XSS (via AngularJS sandbox escape expressions) exists in Progress Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 8.6.0.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 33.11% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- progress/ws ftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 33.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htmRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.