CVE-2023-40500

EUVD-2023-45071

03.05.2024, 03:15

LG Simple Editor copyContent Exposed Dangerous Function 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 implementation of the copyContent command. 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 execute code in the context of SYSTEM.
. Was ZDI-CAN-19944.

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Priv. Required	Vector
NIST	Primary	9.8 CRITICAL	NETWORK	LOW	NONE	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: Unknown

Affected Products (NVD)

Vendor	Product	Version
lg	simple_editor	3.21.0

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Early Detection

Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.

Vendor	Product	Version	Source
lg	simple_editor	𝑥 < 3.21.0	ADP

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
The software provides an Applications Programming Interface (API) or similar interface for interaction with external actors, but the interface includes a dangerous method or function that is not properly restricted.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1206/