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CVE-2023-40507

HIGH
7.5

Description

LG Simple Editor copyContent XML External Entity Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the copyContent command. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-20006.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published5/3/2024
Last Modified4/10/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

lg:simple_editor

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

References

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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