CVE-2023-40507

May 3, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

7.5
High

Description

LG Simple Editor copyContent XML External Entity Processing 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. The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the copyContent command. Due to the improper restriction of XML External Entity (XXE) references, a crafted document specifying a URI causes the XML parser to access the URI and embed the contents back into the XML document for further processing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20006.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
LG Simple Editor

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1211/

Tags

CWE-611
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
2024-05-03
CVE-2023-40507

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: May 3, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: May 3, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

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