CVE-2023-40504

CRITICAL NUCLEI

LG Simple Editor Command Injection (CVE-2023-40504)

Title source: metasploit

Description

LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo Command Injection 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 readVideoInfo method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19953.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT

by rgod, Michael Heinzl · rubypocwin

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/lg_simple_editor_rce_uploadvideo.rb

View Code ZIP pw:eip

Nuclei Templates (1)

LG Simple Editor <= v3.21.0 - Command Injection

CRITICALVERIFIEDby s4e-io

FOFA: icon_hash="159985907"

References (1)

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1208/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.9120

EPSS Percentile 99.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-78

Status published

Products (1)

lg/simple_editor 3.21.0

Published May 03, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026