CVE-2023-40499

published 2024-05-03

CVE-2023-40499: LG Simple Editor mkdir Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on…

Priority P2 64 critical 9.1 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C N I H A H

LG Simple Editor mkdir Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the mkdir 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 delete files in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-19926.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
lg	simple_editor	—	—
lg	simple_editor	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.1 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

nvd v3.0 8.2 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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