CVE-2023-40508

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9.1 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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G Simple Editor putCanvasDB 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 putCanvasDB 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-20010.

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

10 Apr 2025, 14:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:3.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Lg simple Editor
Lg
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.2 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ - Third Party Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

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References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1212/ -

18 Sep 2024, 19:15

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Summary (en) LG Simple Editor putCanvasDB 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 putCanvasDB 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-20010. (en) LG Simple Editor putCanvasDB 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 putCanvasDB 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-20010.

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-2023-40508

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40508

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40508

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Products Affected

lg

CWE
CWE-22

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