CVE-2023-40504

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.

CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v3.0

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

88.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-78

Published

2024-05-03

Updated

2024-09-18

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-40504.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/lg_simple_editor_rc…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-40498
• CVE-2023-40567
• CVE-2023-40481
• CVE-2023-40569
• CVE-2023-40477
• CVE-2023-40574