Over the weekend, security researchers released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a maximum severity remote code execution vulnerability in Progress Software's WS_FTP Server file sharing platform.

Organizations that have not yet patched their WS_FTP Server instances are now being targeted by ransomware. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity experts Sophos X-Ops, who recently ...

One reason is that a fix for WS_FTP Server became publicly available before exploits began. That gave organizations using the file-transfer software time to patch their servers before they came ...

Internet-exposed WS_FTP servers unpatched against a maximum severity vulnerability are now targeted in ransomware attacks. Over the weekend, security researchers released a proof-of-concept (PoC ...

Unpatched WS_FTP servers exposed to the internet have become prime targets ... organizations can refer to the indicators of compromise (IOCs) made available on Sophos X-Ops’ GitHub page.

WS-FTP has become a powerful file management program.Click image to enlarge. If you've ever used WS-FTP, you'll remember its sheer usability. It wasn't fancy, but it did what you needed to do ...

A list of all visited ftp sites and configurations is contained in the WS_FTP.ini. (in the WS_FTP root dir) Just copy that file to the new laptop and all of the settings should transfer ...

“All versions of WS_FTP Server are affected by these vulnerabilities,” the company said. “We have addressed these issues and have made version-specific hotfixes available for customers to remediate ...

code is available for one of these issues (CVE-2023-40044). Researchers from Rapid7 have reported multiple instances of exploitation targeting WS_FTP in the wild. CVE-2023-40044 is described as a ...

In an advisory published last week, Progress warned of multiple vulnerabilities affecting its enterprise-facing WS_FTP file-transfer software, which the company claims is used by thousands of IT ...

“All versions of WS_FTP Server are affected by these vulnerabilities,” the company said. “We have addressed these issues and have made version-specific hotfixes available for customers to ...