{"id":"CVE-2023-40502","published":"2024-05-03T02:11:30Z","modified":"2024-09-18T18:29:47Z","title":"LG Simple Editor cropImage 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 cropImage 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 implementation of the cropImage command. 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-19951.","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"summary":{"text":"The LG Simple Editor product contains a path traversal flaw in the cropImage command, where a user-supplied path is used in file operations without proper validation. A remote attacker with no authentication and no user interaction can exploit this to delete arbitrary files on affected installations, with the deletions carried out in the context of SYSTEM.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T07:16:01Z"},"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":0.83142,"percentile":0.99675,"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-23-1194/","tags":["x_research-advisory"]}],"techniques":[],"reports":[],"affected":[],"advisories":[],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2023-45073","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-45073","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-2023-40502","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":19.94,"detail":"percentile 0.9968"},{"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"}]}}