CVE-2023-40505

CRITICAL

LG Simple Editor - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

LG Simple Editor createThumbnailByMovie 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 createThumbnailByMovie 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-19978.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1209/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0196
EPSS Percentile 77.7%
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 yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
lg/simple_editor 3.21.0
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026