CVE-2023-40493: LG Simple Editor

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

LG Simple Editor copySessionFolder Directory Traversal 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 copySessionFolder 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 execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19920.

Affected products

• LG Simple Editor: version 3.21.0 only

Published 2024-05-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.