Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-40504LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity OS command injection in Simple Editor from LG. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 88.7% (higher than 99.8% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)88.7%top 0.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling2Metasploit, Nuclei

Official description

LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo 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 required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the readVideoInfo method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. . Was ZDI-CAN-19953.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
LG	Simple Editor	LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-1208 x_research-advisory