CVE-2023-40499
Essential information
- Published
- 03/05/2024 03:15
- Modified
- 03/05/2024 12:49
- Author
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- Creator
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- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.0)
- CISA KEV
- No
- CWE
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- CVSS vector
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H—
CVSS metrics
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- Authentication
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- Confidentiality impact
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- Integrity impact
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- Availability impact
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- Exploitability
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- Remediation level
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- Report confidence
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- Attack vector
- NETWORK
- Attack complexity
- LOW
- Privileges required
- NONE
- User interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact
- NONE
- Integrity impact
- LOW
- Availability impact
- HIGH
- Exploit code maturity
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- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- Confidentiality (V)
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- Confidentiality (S)
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- Integrity (V)
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- Integrity (S)
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- Availability (V)
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- Availability (S)
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Description
LG Simple Editor mkdir 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 mkdir command implemented in the makeDetailContent 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-19926.
NVD status
- Status
- Awaiting Analysis — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
- Source
- [email protected]
- NVD
- View on NVD