CVE-2023-40492 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting LG Simple Editor's deleteCheckSession method, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to delete arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this flaw enables attackers to delete files with SYSTEM privileges due to insufficient validation of user-supplied paths. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability presents a significant risk given its ease of exploitation and severe impact. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are currently minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:3.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.