CVE-2023-40512 is a directory traversal vulnerability in LG Simple Editor's PlayerController getImageByFilename method, allowing remote attackers to disclose sensitive information. Despite requiring authentication, the existing mechanism can be bypassed, enabling information disclosure in the context of SYSTEM. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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