Vulnerability Report

CVE-2023-40492

Title: Lg Simple Editor Path Traversal / LFI

Path Traversal / LFI

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2023-40492.

CWE Category CWE-22

Published Date May 03, 2024

Modified Date Apr 23, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 9.1 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

84.36%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-40492: 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.

Impacted Vendors

lg 1

Reference Links

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1198/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1198/

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity CRITICAL

9.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

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

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

8.2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2023-40492 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 23, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

May 03, 2024 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.