CVE-2023-40494 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in LG Simple Editor's deleteFolder method, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges. This flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied paths, leading to a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on integrity and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, the high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a significant potential threat.
| 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.