What is CVE-2023-40501?

CVE-2023-40501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in LG Simple Editor, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-40501?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in LG Simple Editor

CVE-2023-40501

LG Simple Editor copyContent Exposed Dangerous Function 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 implementation of the copyContent command. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19945.

Published 2024-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

LG Simple Editor — versions LG Simple Editor 3.21.0
LG Simple Editor — versions 3.21.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-749

References

www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1217/ (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40501?: CVE-2023-40501 is a critical-severity vulnerability in LG Simple Editor, classified under CWE-749. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-40501?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.