CVE-2023-40497 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in LG Simple Editor, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied paths during file operations within the saveXml command. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and lack of authentication requirement, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no public exploits or Metasploit modules available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating high awareness.
| 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:H/I:H/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.