{"id":"CVE-2022-27665","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-27665","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:45:39.792Z","title":"Reflected XSS (via AngularJS sandbox escape expressions) exists in Progress Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 8.6.0.","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.","published":"2023-04-03T14:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:37:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["progress/ws ftp server"],"epss":{"score":0.33112,"percentile":0.98351,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htm","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Critical-Vulnerability-September-2023","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2020/ReleaseNotes/index.htm","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/dievus/CVE-2022-27665","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27665","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}