What is CVE-2023-40494?

CVE-2023-40494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lg Simple Editor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-40494?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-40494 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Lg Simple Editor

CVE-2023-40494

LG Simple Editor deleteFolder 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…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.399 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Lg Simple Editor — versions LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

ZDI-23-1200 (x_research-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40494?: CVE-2023-40494 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lg Simple Editor, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-40494?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40494 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.