#VU79975 Exposed dangerous method or function in Simple Editor - CVE-2023-40501

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#VU79975 Exposed dangerous method or function in Simple Editor - CVE-2023-40501

Published: August 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79975
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40501
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Simple Editor
Software vendor:
LG Electronics

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure implementation of the copyContent command. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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