Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-40505LG Simple Editor createThumbnailByMovie 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 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

LG Simple Editor createThumbnailByMovie 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 createThumbnailByMovie 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-19978.

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-23-1209 x_research-advisory