CVE-2023-40492

CRITICAL

9.1

Description

LG Simple Editor deleteCheckSession 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 deleteCheckSession 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-19919.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.19.1

SeveriteCRITICAL

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

Vecteur d'attaqueNETWORK

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie5/3/2024

Derniere modification4/23/2025

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Produits affectes

lg:simple_editor

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1198/(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1198/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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