CVE-2023-40511

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

Tags

CWE-200
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2024-05-03
CVE-2023-40511

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

LG Simple Editor

Description

LG Simple Editor checkServer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the checkServer method. The issue results from the exposure of plaintext credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-20013.

Weaknesses

Date

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.

More info

Source

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CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1215/
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