How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "ws_ftp_server"

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ipswitch / ws_ftp_server

24 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2019-12144	High	June 11, 2019 6/11/19	< 8.6.1
CVE-2019-12145	Medium	June 11, 2019 6/11/19	< 8.6.1
CVE-2019-12146	Medium	June 11, 2019 6/11/19	< 8.6.1
CVE-2007-0666	Medium	February 2, 2007 2/2/07	== 5.04
CVE-2006-5000	Medium	September 26, 2006 9/26/06	== 5.02 == 5.05 == 5.03
CVE-2006-5001	Medium	September 26, 2006 9/26/06	== 5.02 == 5.03
CVE-2006-4974	High	September 25, 2006 9/25/06	== 5.08_limited_edition
CVE-2006-4847	Medium	September 19, 2006 9/19/06	== 5.02 == 4.01 == 3.0_1 == 1.0.1eval == 5.03 == 1.0.2eval
CVE-2004-1135	Medium	January 10, 2005 1/10/05	== 5.03
CVE-2004-1848	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 4.01 == 3.0_1
CVE-2004-1884	High	March 23, 2004 3/23/04	== 4.01 == 3.0_1
CVE-2003-0772	High	September 22, 2003 9/22/03	== 4.01
CVE-1999-0362	Medium	February 2, 1999 2/2/99	== 1.0.1eval == 1.0.2eval

progress / ws_ftp_server

90 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2024-7745	Medium	August 28, 2024 8/28/24	< 8.8.8
CVE-2024-7744	Medium	August 28, 2024 8/28/24	< 8.8.8
CVE-2024-1474	High	February 21, 2024 2/21/24	< 8.8.5
CVE-2023-42659	Critical	November 7, 2023 11/7/23	>= 8.8.0 < 8.8.4 < 8.7.6
CVE-2023-42657	Critical	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.7.4 >= 8.8.0 < 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40049	Medium	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40048	Medium	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40047	High	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40046	High	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.7.4 >= 8.8 < 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40045	High	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.7.4 >= 8.8 < 8.8.2
CVE-2023-40044	Critical	September 27, 2023 9/27/23	< 8.7.4 >= 8.8 < 8.8.2
CVE-2022-27665	Medium	April 3, 2023 4/3/23	== 8.6.0
CVE-2023-24029	High	February 3, 2023 2/3/23	< 8.8
CVE-2019-12143	Medium	June 11, 2019 6/11/19	< 8.6.1
CVE-2008-0590	High	February 5, 2008 2/5/08	== 6.1.0.0
CVE-2006-5000	Medium	September 26, 2006 9/26/06	== 5.0.2
CVE-2006-5001	Medium	September 26, 2006 9/26/06	== 5.0.2 <= 5.05
CVE-2006-4847	Medium	September 19, 2006 9/19/06	== 1.0.1 == 1.0.1.e == 1.0.2 == 1.0.2.e == 1.0.3 == 1.0.4 == 1.0.5 == 2.0 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.3 == 2.0.4 == 3.0 == 3.1 == 3.1.1 == 3.1.2 == 3.1.3 == 3.4 == 4.0 == 4.0.2 <= 5.05
CVE-2004-1848	Medium	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 1.0.1 == 1.0.2 == 1.0.3 == 1.0.4 == 1.0.5 == 2.0 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.3 == 2.0.4 == 3.0 == 3.1 == 3.1.1 == 3.1.2 == 3.1.3 == 3.4 == 4.0 == 4.0.2
CVE-2004-1883	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 4.0.2
CVE-2004-1885	High	December 31, 2004 12/31/04	== 4.0.2
CVE-2004-1643	Medium	August 29, 2004 8/29/04	== 5.0.2
CVE-2004-1884	High	March 23, 2004 3/23/04	== 1.0.1 == 1.0.2 == 1.0.3 == 1.0.4 == 1.0.5 == 2.0 == 2.0.1 == 2.0.2 == 2.0.3 == 2.0.4 == 3.0 == 3.1 == 3.1.1 == 3.1.2 == 3.1.3 == 3.4 == 4.0 == 4.0.2
CVE-2003-0772	High	September 22, 2003 9/22/03	== 3.4
CVE-2002-0826	High	August 12, 2002 8/12/02	== 3.1.1
CVE-2001-1021	High	July 26, 2001 7/26/01	== 2.0.2
CVE-1999-1171	Low	February 2, 1999 2/2/99	== 1.0.1.e == 1.0.2.e
CVE-1999-1170	Low	January 2, 1999 1/2/99	== 1.0.1.e == 1.0.2.e

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.