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.
Published: 2024-05-03
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: 39.9% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:3.21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Lg
Lg simple Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lg:simple_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lg
Lg simple Editor
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values 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. 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.

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Lg Simple Editor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:29:40.333Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.914Z

Link: CVE-2023-40492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.895Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:22.933

Modified: 2025-04-23T01:50:42.060

Link: CVE-2023-40492

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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