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CVE-2023-40505

LG Simple Editor — LG Simple Editor createThumbnailByMovie Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

EPSS 2%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
46
CVSS 9.8 (CNA, NVD agree)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 84.0.840 × 2016.8No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

LG Simple Editor createThumbnailByMovie 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 createThumbnailByMovie 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-19978.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Simple EditorLG Simple Editor 3.21.0–CNA
simple_editor< 3.21.03.21.0CISA-ADP

Scores by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
zdi (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refzerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1209