CVE-2023-40504

critical · 9.8

A public exploit / detection template exists

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LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the readVideoInfo method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19953.

9.8

CVSS

88.7%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

100th

EPSS percentile

2024-05-03

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
lg	simple_editor	3.21.0

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References

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