CVE-2023-40506

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7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

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G 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-20005.

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:3.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

10 Apr 2025, 14:39

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:3.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Lg simple Editor
Lg
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ - Third Party Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

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References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1210/ -

18 Sep 2024, 19:15

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Summary (en) 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-20005. (en) 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-20005.

03 May 2024, 12:49

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 14:39

NVD link : CVE-2023-40506

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40506

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40506

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Products Affected

lg

CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference