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CVE-2023-40497 (GCVE-0-2023-40497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:11 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:29

Title

LG Simple Editor saveXml Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

LG Simple Editor saveXml Directory Traversal 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 saveXml 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 execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19924.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	LG	Simple Editor	Affected: LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

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FKIE_CVE-2023-40497

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-03 03:15 - Updated: 2025-04-10 14:42

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1203/	Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1203/	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	lg	simple_editor	3.21.0

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GSD-2023-40497

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-40497

Aliases

CVE-2023-40497

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CNVD-2024-33689

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2024-07-26

Title

LG Simple Editor远程代码执行漏洞（CNVD-2024-33689）

Description

LG Simple Editor是韩国乐金（LG）公司的一个简易编辑器，通过简化流程和在标牌上即时播放来创建新内容。 LG Simple Editor存在远程代码执行漏洞，该漏洞是由于在文件操作中使用用户提供的路径之前，未能对其进行适当的验证造成的。攻击者可利用该漏洞在SYSTEM上下文中执行代码。

Severity

高

Formal description

厂商尚未提供漏洞修复方案，请关注厂商主页更新： https://www.lg.com/cn

Reference

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40497

Impacted products

Name
LG Simple Editor

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GHSA-WFCP-54G6-3V3C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30

Details

The specific flaw exists within the saveXml 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 execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19924.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2023-40497 (GCVE-0-2023-40497)

FKIE_CVE-2023-40497

GSD-2023-40497

CNVD-2024-33689

GHSA-WFCP-54G6-3V3C

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