{"id":"CVE-2023-40494","published":"2024-05-03T02:11:24Z","modified":"2024-09-18T18:29:41Z","title":"LG Simple Editor deleteFolder Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability","vendor":"LG","product":"Simple Editor","tier":"core","eol":null,"affectedVersions":[{"vendor":"LG","product":"Simple Editor","versions":["LG Simple Editor 3.21.0"]}],"description":{"text":"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 exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the deleteFolder method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to delete files in the context of SYSTEM.\n. Was ZDI-CAN-19921.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"summary":{"text":"The LG Simple Editor product contains a path traversal flaw in its deleteFolder method, which fails to properly validate user-supplied paths before using them in file operations. A remote attacker with no authentication and no user interaction can exploit this over the network to delete arbitrary files on affected installations, running in the context of SYSTEM.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T07:16:02Z"},"cvss":{"score":8.2,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.81952,"percentile":0.9965,"date":"2026-10-29","provenance":"source"},"kev":null,"vulncheckKev":null,"exploited":false,"otx":{"pulseCount":0,"pulses":[],"provenance":"machine"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1200/","tags":["x_research-advisory"]}],"techniques":[],"reports":[],"affected":[],"advisories":[],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2023-45065","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-45065","exploited":false,"exploitedSince":null,"provenance":"source"},"exploits":[],"exploitSources":null,"exploitRefs":[],"flow":[],"timeline":[{"date":"2024-05-03","kind":"published","label":"Published (CVE.org)","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40494","provenance":"source"}],"speed":{"daysToPublicExploit":null,"firstExploitFrom":null,"daysToKev":null},"priority":{"score":25.7,"factors":[{"name":"In a KEV catalog","points":0.0,"detail":"not listed"},{"name":"Recent KEV listing","points":0.0,"detail":"not listed"},{"name":"Known ransomware use","points":0.0,"detail":"not known"},{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":19.93,"detail":"percentile 0.9965"},{"name":"Named in threat reports","points":0.0,"detail":"0 reports"},{"name":"Public exploit code","points":0.0,"detail":"none found"},{"name":"Mentioned in OTX pulses","points":0.0,"detail":"0 pulses"},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":5.74,"detail":"base score 8.2"},{"name":"End-of-life product","points":0.0,"detail":"supported or unknown"}]}}