LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in LG Simple Editor. This impacts the function readVideoInfo. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-40504. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to apply the recommended workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LG Simple Editor (version unknown). Affected is the function readVideoInfo. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

LG Simple Editor readVideoInfo 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 readVideoInfo 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-19953.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2023 as ZDI-23-1208. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40504 since 08/14/2023. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at 0day.today (39719). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-23-1208
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237972
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2023 07:26
Updated: 04/10/2025 16:58
Changes: 08/25/2023 07:26 (38), 08/15/2024 21:35 (20), 08/16/2024 09:48 (1), 09/19/2024 10:59 (13), 04/10/2025 16:58 (11)
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