CVE-2023-40512Network attack vector

File disclosure via unvalidated image path

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Sep 18, 2024

Path traversal in LG Simple Editor 3.21.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files through crafted image paths. PlayerController.getImageByFilename uses a user-supplied path in file operations without validating that it remains in an allowed directory. The endpoint requires authentication, but the existing authentication mechanism is bypassable, and files are read in the SYSTEM context.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability2.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in LG Simple Editor 3.21.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files through crafted image paths. PlayerController.getImageByFilename uses a user-supplied path in file operations without validating that it remains in an allowed directory. The endpoint requires authentication, but the existing authentication mechanism is bypassable, and files are read in the SYSTEM context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40512
Published
May 3, 2024
Updated
Sep 18, 2024
Vendor
LG Electronics
Product
LG Simple Editor
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.21.0
  2. Affected versionversion=LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

LG Electronics · LG Simple Editorversion=0 <3.21.0; version=LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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