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Security researchers believe mass exploitation attempts against WS_FTP have begun

October 2, 2023

Security researchers have spotted what they believe to be a “possible mass exploitation” of vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server.

Researchers at Rapid7 began noticing evidence of exploitation on 30 September across multiple instances of WS_FTP.

Progress released fixes for eight separate vulnerabilities in WS_FTP on Wednesday, including one rated a maximum score of 10 on the CVSS severity scale. Days later, the company said there was no evidence of exploitation at the time.

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