What is CVE-2023-40505?

CVE-2023-40505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lg Simple Editor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-40505?

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

RCE in Lg Simple Editor

CVE-2023-40505

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 requir…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.017 (82.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lg Simple Editor — versions LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

ZDI-23-1209 (x_research-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40505?: CVE-2023-40505 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lg Simple Editor, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-40505?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.