{"id":"CVE-2023-40495","published":"2024-05-03T02:11:25Z","modified":"2025-02-04T17:02:56Z","title":"LG Simple Editor copyTemplateAll Directory Traversal Information Disclosure 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 copyTemplateAll Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the copyTemplateAll 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 disclose information in the context of SYSTEM.\n. Was ZDI-CAN-19922.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"summary":{"text":"A directory traversal flaw in the copyTemplateAll method of LG Simple Editor, caused by missing validation of a user-supplied path before it is used in file operations, lets the product read files outside its intended directories. An remote attacker can exploit it without authentication or user interaction to disclose sensitive information in the context of SYSTEM.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T07:17:34Z"},"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org CNA"},"epss":{"score":0.75653,"percentile":0.99519,"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-23-1201/","tags":["x_research-advisory"]}],"techniques":[],"reports":[],"affected":[],"advisories":[],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2023-45066","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-45066","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-2023-40495","provenance":"source"}],"speed":{"daysToPublicExploit":null,"firstExploitFrom":null,"daysToKev":null},"priority":{"score":25.2,"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":19.9,"detail":"percentile 0.9952"},{"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":5.25,"detail":"base score 7.5"},{"name":"End-of-life product","points":0.0,"detail":"supported or unknown"}]}}