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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-40492

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 5/02/2024 11:15:22 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
LG Simple Editor deleteCheckSession 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 deleteCheckSession 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-19919.
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative CWE-22
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1198/ [No types assigned]