CVE-2023-40497

CRITICAL

LG Simple Editor - Unauthenticated Path Traversal and Remote Code Execution via saveXml Command

Title source: llm

Description

LG Simple Editor saveXml Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the saveXml command implemented in the makeDetailContent method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19924.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1203/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.6741

EPSS Percentile 99.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-22

Status published

Products (1)

lg/simple_editor 3.21.0

Published May 03, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026